Shepherd's Bush Market is a

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station in the district of

Shepherd's Bush Shepherd's Bush is a district of West London, England, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham west of Charing Cross, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Although primarily residential in character, i ...

in west

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, England. It is on the

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and Hammersmith & City Lines, between

Goldhawk Road Goldhawk Road is a road in west London, which starts at Shepherd's Bush and travels west. There are numerous shops, restaurants and businesses lining the road, which forms the southern boundary of Shepherd's Bush Green. It is designated part of ...

and

Wood Lane Wood Lane (A219 road, A219, formerly A40 road, A40) is a street in London. It runs north from Shepherd's Bush, under the Westway (London), Westway (A40) past Wormwood Scrubs where it meets Scrubs Lane. The road is wholly in the London Borough of ...

stations, and it is in

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Shepherd's Bush Market Shepherd's Bush Market is a street market in Shepherd's Bush, London. The market is located on the east side of the railway viaduct for the Hammersmith and City Tube line, and is bordered on the north side by the Uxbridge Road, and on the south ...

, from which the station takes its name, is an open-air market which runs parallel to the railway line.

History

The

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(MR) opened the original station on 13 June 1864 as Shepherd's Bush on its new extension to

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. It was in the Shepherd's Bush Market area just south of

Uxbridge Road Uxbridge Road is the name of the A4020 road in West London. The route starts at Shepherd's Bush Green and goes west towards Uxbridge. It passes through Acton, Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, and Hillingdon. Uxbridge Road is a major roa ...

. From 1 October 1877 until 31 December 1906 the MR also ran direct services along this line to

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via . The original Shepherd's Bush station closed in 1914 to be replaced by two new stations which opened on 1 April 1914: the new Shepherd's Bush station resited a short distance north across the Uxbridge Road, and

about half a kilometre to the south. Those stations remain in those locations but nothing exists of the former station buildings in the marketplace. In 1900 the

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(CLR) opened its

station, now the Central line station, at the other end of Shepherd's Bush Green. For 108 years there were two Tube stations of the same name apart. In 2008 the new

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Shepherd's Bush railway station Shepherd's Bush station is a railway station located in the district of Shepherd's Bush Shepherd's Bush is a district of West London, England, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham west of Charing Cross, and identified as a ...

was opened on the West London Line. To avoid the confusion of three stations named Shepherd's Bush, the Hammersmith & City line station was renamed Shepherd's Bush Market on 12 October 2008. The other two on the Central line and the West London line are close to each other and interchange is allowed, but not with Shepherd's Bush Market tube station.

Locale

The station is at the western end of Shepherd's Bush Green, and stands just across the road from the

marketplace A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...

which gives it its name. Stallholders have traded on the strip of land beside the Hammersmith & City line since 1914, when the market took over the station's first site. The other end of the market is served by Goldhawk Road Underground station. Shepherd's Bush Market station is the nearest Underground stop to various entertainment venues including the

Bush Theatre The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. The Bush Theatre strives to create a spa ...

and the

Shepherd's Bush Empire Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was originally ...

. It is also one of the Underground stations which serve Loftus Road Football Stadium, the home of

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

football club. Westfield and West12 shopping centres are near the station.

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routes 207, 260,

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and

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and night route N207 serve the station.

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* ** , note Metropolitan line style diamond "roundel". * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shepherd's Bush Market Tube Station Circle line (London Underground) stations Hammersmith & City line stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham London Underground stations located above ground Former Hammersmith and City Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1914 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1914 Shepherd's Bush

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