South Ealing tube station is a

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station in the

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. The station is on the Heathrow Airport branch of the Piccadilly line, between

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and Northfields stations. It is located on South Ealing Road and is in

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Station information

South Ealing tube station has a

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. The station does not offer step-free access from the train or platform to street level. Like all other London Underground stations, South Ealing has a ''

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'' artwork by

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, in place since 2013.

Connections

London Buses route 65 and night route N65 serve the station.

History

South Ealing station was opened as a stop on the District Railway (later the

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) on 1 May 1883. These trains were initially

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, but the line has been electrified since 1905. The station has been served by the Piccadilly line since 29 April 1935. It was modernised between 1935 and 1936, with the original buildings replaced, the eastbound platform receiving a new concrete canopy and waiting room and electric lights being installed. The District line service was withdrawn in 1964. The station building was again replaced in 1983. It was refurbished once more in 2006.

Gallery

File:South Ealing tube station-platform.jpg, Piccadilly Line train approaching South Ealing File:South Ealing tube station at night.jpg, Piccadilly Line train leaving South Ealing, headed westwards. File:150729.185616. South Ealing. London Underground Piccadilly Line.jpg, 1973 Stock passing. File:South Ealing. (150729.184934).jpg, Eastbound platform building. File:150729.185020. South Ealing. Piccadilly Line. Eastbound Platforms Shelter.jpg, Waiting enclosure of glass & metal.

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* ** ** {{District line navbox Piccadilly line stations London Underground Night Tube stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Ealing London Underground stations located above ground Former Metropolitan District Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1883