Central line facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Central line
A Central line 1992 stock train leaving Theydon Bois
Overview
Stations	49
Colour on map	Red
Website	tfl.gov.uk
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	London Underground
Depot(s)	Ruislip Hainault White City
Rolling stock	1992 Stock
Ridership	260.916 million (2011/12) passenger journeys
History
Opened	30 June 1900
Technical
Line length	74 km (46 mi)
Character	Deep Tube
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Central Line is a line of the London Underground. Its colour is red on the tube map. It runs east-west through London. The line was the longest line until the line between Epping and Ongar was closed. Outside the rush hours trains run every 3-4 minutes in Central London and every 6-7 minutes on the branches.

Map

Stations

In order from west to east. Station in italics are not in the on the Central line anymore

West Ruislip branch

• Terminus: West Ruislip, opened 21 November 1948
• Ruislip Gardens, opened 21 November, 1948.
• South Ruislip, opened 21 November 1948.
• Northolt, opened 21 November 1948.
• Greenford, opened 30 June 1947.
• Perivale, opened 30 June 1947.
• Hanger Lane, opened 30 June 1947.

branch joins at North Acton:

Ealing Broadway branch

• Terminus: Ealing Broadway, opened 3 August 1920.
• West Acton, opened 5 November 1923.

branch joins at North Acton:

Main line

• North Acton, opened 5 November 1923
• East Acton, opened 3 August 1920.
• White City, opened 23 November 1947.
• Wood Lane, opened 14 May 1908; closed 22 November 1947.
• Shepherd's Bush, opened 30 July 1900.
• Holland Park, opened 30 July 1900.
• Notting Hill Gate, opened 30 July 1900.
• Queensway, opened 30 July 1900 (as Queens Road); renamed 1 September 1946.
• Lancaster Gate, opened 30 July 1900.
• Marble Arch, opened 30 July 1900.
• Bond Street, opened 24 September 1900.
• Oxford Circus, opened 30 July 1900.
• Tottenham Court Road, opened 22 June 1907 (as Oxford Street); renamed 9 March 1908.
• British Museum, opened 30 July 1900; closed 24 September 1933.
• Holborn, opened 25 September 1933
• Chancery Lane, opened 30 July 1900
• St. Paul's, opened 30 July 1900
• Bank, opened 30 July 1900.
• Liverpool Street, opened 28 July 1912.
• Bethnal Green, opened 4 December 1946.
• Mile End, opened 4 December 1946.
• Stratford, first served 4 December 1946.
• Leyton, first served 5 May 1947.
• Leytonstone, first served 5 May 1947.

Splits into two branches.

Woodford branch

• Wanstead, opened 14 December 1947.
• Redbridge, opened 14 December 1947.
• Gants Hill, opened 14 December 1947.
• Newbury Park, first served 14 December 1947.
• Barkingside, first served 31 May 1948.
• Fairlop, first served 31 May 1948.
• Hainault, first served 31 May 1948.

The Greater London boundary with Essex is at Grange Hill

• Grange Hill, first served 21 November 1948.
• Chigwell, first served 21 November 1948.
• Roding Valley, first served 21 November 1948.

Terminates at Woodford [see Ongar Branch] (except for rush hours)

Ongar branch (now Epping Branch)

• Snaresbrook, first served 14 December 1947.
• South Woodford, first served 14 December 1947 (as South Woodford (George Lane)); renamed 1950.
• Terminus for Woodford branch: Woodford, first served 14 December 1947.

The Greater London boundary with Essex is between Woodford and Buckhurst Hill

• Buckhurst Hill, first served 21 November 1948.
• Loughton, first served 21 November 1948.
• Debden, first served 25 September 1949.
• Theydon Bois, first served 25 September 1949.
• Terminus: Epping, first served 25 September 1949.

Note: the remaining stations to Ongar were served by a shuttle service from Epping.

• North Weald, first served 25 September 1949; closed 30 September 1994.
• Blake Hall, first served 25 September 1949; closed: 31 October 1981.
• Ongar, first served 25 September 1949; closed 30 September 1994.