Uxbridge is a

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station in

Uxbridge Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxb ...

in the

London Borough of Hillingdon The London Borough of Hillingdon () is the largest and westernmost borough in West London, England. It was formed from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the ceremonial county ...

, West London. The station is the terminus of the Uxbridge branches of both the Metropolitan line and the Piccadilly line. The next station towards London is

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civ ...

. The station is 15.5 miles (25 km) west of Charing Cross and is in

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. The closest station on the

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and Central line is West Ruislip, accessible by the U1 and U10 buses. The closest station on the Great Western Main Line (in future

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) is

West Drayton West Drayton is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and from 1929 was part of the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District, which became part of Greater London in 1965. Th ...

, accessible by the U1, U3, U5 and 222 buses. Uxbridge was formerly the terminus of a branch of the

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which ran from

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; the Piccadilly line took over in 1933.

History

The Harrow and Uxbridge Railway (later merged into the Metropolitan Railway) first opened a station in Uxbridge on 4 July 1904 on Belmont Road, a short distance to the north of the existing station. The station was situated on a different track alignment, now used as sidings. The original service from central London was provided by steam-drawn trains but

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took place the following year. The

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extension from Shepherd's Bush was opened a few weeks before the underground station. The manager, as reported in a local newspaper at the time, commented on the high prices of the underground journey: "The tram journey took well over an hour to reach Shepards Bush". On 1 March 1910, an extension of the

from

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to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at

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was opened, enabling District line trains to serve stations between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge. The original Belmont Road station had two platforms, and after the introduction of shared operation one platform was used by each line. On 23 October 1933 District line services to Uxbridge were replaced by Piccadilly line trains. On 4 December 1938 the current station was opened on a new alignment. On 12 January 1983, the station buildings were given Grade II listed status. The

announced in June 2011 that it would be lobbying Transport for London to have the Central line diverted from

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to Uxbridge. Such a project would require a business case approved by TfL and the completion of signal upgrade work on the Metropolitan line.

Design

The station was designed by

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with L H Bucknell and features a red-brick facade with paired sculptures by Joseph Armitage over the entrance, representing stylised "winged wheels" with

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s. A tall concrete canopy arches over the tracks with a row of clerestory windows above the platforms. The canopy at Uxbridge is similar to the one at

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, the terminus at the other end of the Piccadilly line. The station is below street level in a cutting. The stained glass panels by Erwin Bossanyi at the booking hall end of the platforms reflect the area's heraldic associations. The crown and three

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es on a red background are the arms of

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and the chained swan on a black and red background is associated with Buckinghamshire. The centre shield is possibly the arms of the local Basset family; a downward-pointing red triangle on a gold background was borrowed from the Bassett arms for use on the arms of Uxbridge Urban District Council in 1948. The forecourt of the new station was originally laid out to provide a turning circle for

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, which replaced

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in 1936.

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are in operation.

Services

Metropolitan line

The Metropolitan Line is the only line to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan Line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is eastbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday. The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 8tph to Aldgate (all stations) * 8tph terminating at Uxbridge The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 2tph to Aldgate (semi-fast) * 4tph to Aldgate (all stations) * 4tph to Baker Street (all stations) * 10tph terminating at Uxbridge The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 7tph to Aldgate (all stations) * 3tph to Baker Street (all stations) * 10tph terminating at Uxbridge

Piccadilly line

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 3tph to Cockfosters * 3tph terminating at Uxbridge The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is: * 6tph to Cockfosters * 6tph terminating at Uxbridge

Connections

London Buses routes: * 222 (Uxbridge to Hounslow) * 331 (Uxbridge to Ruislip) *

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(Uxbridge to Acton ''Old Town Hall'') – this route acts as a shorter-distance stopping service of the 607. * A10 (Uxbridge to Heathrow Central) * U1 (Ruislip to West Drayton) * U2 (Uxbridge to Brunel University) * U3 (Uxbridge to Heathrow Central) * U4 (Uxbridge to Hayes ''Prologis Park'') * U5 (Uxbridge to Hayes & Harlington) * U7 (Uxbridge to Hayes Sainsbury's) * U9 (Uxbridge to Harefield Hospital) * U10 (Uxbridge to Ruislip ''Heathfield Rise'') * Express route 607 (Uxbridge to White City ''limited stop'') * Night route N207 (Uxbridge to Holborn) In addition non-London Buses routes include: * First Berkshire route 3 (Uxbridge to Slough) * Carousel Buses route 581 (Uxbridge to Denham) – branded as ''Buckinghamshire County Rider'' * Carousel Buses route 101/102 (High Wycombe to Uxbridge/Heathrow Airport) * Carousel Buses route 104 (Uxbridge to High Wycombe) * Carousel Buses route 105 (Hemel Hempstead to Uxbridge) * Magpie Travel route CC1 (Uxbridge to Newland Park College Campus) * Red Rose route R21 (Uxbridge to Mount Vernon Hospital) * Carousel Buses route 583 (Uxbridge to Iver) As well as the

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service: * Arriva Shires & Essex route 724 (Harlow to Heathrow) – branded as Green Line

References

External links

Departure board for Uxbridge station

The Uxbridge Parish website

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