Perivale is a

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station in

Perivale Perivale () is an area of Greater London, west of Charing Cross. It is the smallest of the seven towns which make up the London Borough of Ealing. Perivale is mostly residential, with a library, community centre, a number of parks and open ...

in north-west

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. It is located on the West Ruislip branch of the Central line, between

Greenford Greenford () is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England, lying west from Charing Cross. It has a population of 46,787 inhabitants, or 62,126 with the inclusion of Perivale. Greenford is served by Greenford Station (L ...

and

Hanger Lane Hanger Lane is a major road in Ealing, London, England. The majority of the road forms the westernmost part of the A406 North Circular Road, running north from the A4020 Uxbridge Road at Ealing Common to the A40 Western Avenue at the Hanger L ...

stations, and is in

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History

The

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(GWR) opened on its New North Main Line (now the

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) on 2 May 1904. This was closed when the current

station was opened on 30 June 1947, as part of the extension of the Central line to . The station was designed in 1938 by Brian Lewis, later the GWR's Chief Architect, but completion was delayed by the

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. The finished building was modified by the architect

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. A planned tower and extended wing were never built, leaving the station smaller than intended. In July 2011, the station was one of 16 London Underground stations that were given Grade II listed status.

Connections

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serves the station.

TV appearances

The front of the station featured briefly in the first episode of the 2005 BBC series ''

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''.

Gallery

Image:Perivale station westbound.JPG, Island platform looking west, with some refurbishment work ongoing, June 2008. Image:Perivale station eastbound.JPG, Island platform looking east, with former GWR tracks used mostly by freight on the extreme left. Image:Perivale station roundel.JPG, Roundel on westbound platform face.

References

Central line (London Underground) stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Ealing Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1947 London Underground stations located above ground Grade II listed railway stations

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Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Ealing {{UK-listed-building-stub