Uxbridge tube station
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Uxbridge tube station is a London Underground station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, north-west London. The station is the terminus of the Uxbridge branch of the Metropolitan Line and Piccadilly Line.
The station is in Travelcard Zone 6 and the next station towards London is Hillingdon. The station is situated 15.5 miles (25 km) west of Charing Cross.
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 electrification took place the following year.
On 1 March 1910, an extension of the District Line from South Harrow to connect with the Metropolitan Railway at Rayners Lane 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 a new station was opened on a new alignment. The station features a red brick facade with paired sculptures over the entrance representing stylised wheels with leaf springs. A tall concrete canopy arches over the tracks with a row of clerestory windows above the platforms. There are some similarities between this station and Cockfosters, the terminus at the other end of the Piccadilly Line. The forecourt of the new station was originally laid out to provide a turning circle for trolleybuses, which replaced the local trams in 1936.
Transport connections
Bus routes 58, 181, 222, 300, 305, 331, 427, 459, 607, 724, A10, A40, NC1, R21, U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U7, U9, U10 and Night Bus route N207 serve the bus garage adjacent to the station.
See also
External links
- [London's Transport Photographic Archive]
- * [Original station in 1934, looking east]
- * [Original station in 1934, looking west]
- * [One of the pair of sculputures in the artist's studio before installation]
- * [Concrete canopy of new station in 1958]
- [Francis Frith Collection] Uxbridge station in 1955.
- [Map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com
- Other
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