Ealing Common tube station

Ealing Common
Ealing Common station in 1991
Ealing Common Location of Ealing Common in Greater London
Location	Ealing
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	3.07 million [1]
2020	1.61 million [2]
2021	1.31 million [3]
2022	2.02 million [4]
2023	1.95 million [5]
Railway companies
Original company	District Railway
Key dates
1 July 1879	Opened as Ealing Common
1886	Renamed Ealing Common and West Acton
23 June 1903	Line to Park Royal & Twyford Abbey opened
1 March 1910	Renamed Ealing Common
4 July 1932	Piccadilly line service introduced
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1249986 [6]
Added to list	17 May 1994
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°30′37″N0°17′17″W / 51.51028°N 0.28806°W / 51.51028; -0.28806
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Ealing Common is a London Underground station in the London Borough of Ealing. It is served by the District and Piccadilly lines, and is located in Travelcard Zone 3. On the Ealing Broadway branch of the District line, the station is between Ealing Broadway and Acton Town stations. On the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line, it is between North Ealing and Acton Town stations. It is the only station west of Acton Town to be served by both the District and Piccadilly lines.

The station is located in Ealing on the Uxbridge Road (A4020), about 490 yards (450 m) east of the junction with Gunnersbury Avenue and Hanger Lane (A406, North Circular Road) and the Ealing Common open space the station takes its name from.

History

v t e Track layout
Legend
to North Ealing to Ealing Broadway Hanger Lane Junction Central line Great Western Main Line Ealing Common to Ealing Common Depot to Acton Town

Ealing Common station was opened on 1 July 1879 by the District Railway (DR, now the District line) on its extension from Turnham Green to Ealing Broadway. ^[7] From 1886 until 1 March 1910 the station was known as Ealing Common and West Acton after which it changed to its current name. ^[7]

On 23 June 1903, the DR opened an extension of the tracks from north of Ealing Common. ^[7] The extension initially reached as far as Park Royal & Twyford Abbey (closed and replaced by Park Royal in 1931), ^[7] where the Royal Agricultural Society's Park Royal show grounds had been recently opened, before being opened to South Harrow on 28 June 1903. ^[7]

This new extension was, together with the existing tracks between Ealing Common and Acton Town, the first section of the Underground's surface lines to be electrified and operate electric instead of steam trains. ^[8] The deep level tube lines open at that time (City and South London Railway, Waterloo and City Railway, and Central London Railway) had been electrically powered from the start. Electric trains started running on the section of line between Ealing Common and Ealing Broadway on 1 July 1905. ^[8]

During 1930 and 1931, a new station building was constructed to replace the 1879 building. The new building, by Charles Holden in a style reminiscent of his designs for the 1926 Morden extension of the City and South London Railway (now part of the Northern line), ^[9] was constructed in Portland stone and features a tall heptagonal ticket hall with glazed screens to all sides. The new building opened on 1 March 1931 and is very similar to the reconstructed station at Hounslow West built at the same time, also by Heaps and Holden. ^[9]

On 4 July 1932, the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith, sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. ^[7] From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line and, from this date, District line trains west from Ealing Common run to Ealing Broadway only. ^[7]

The station today

There is a shop/kiosk available at times in the station booking hall area. Many trains leaving Ealing Common Depot enter service here. This is usually in the early morning, and in the westbound direction (towards Ealing Broadway Station).

Although it is possible for trains to enter the depot directly from platform one (the westbound platform), this rarely happens except for a few empty trains after the station is closed at night. However, at times of disruption it is possible for trains to arrive on platform one and, empty of passengers, then it would have to shunt forward in order to reverse and enter the depot. The train would then stable, or reverse into platform two in order to re-enter service and continue eastbound.

To the east of platform two, there are two siding roads. Those stop approximately halfway along the adjacent main-line road. They are separated from the platforms by a cement wall (behind which viewing is possible) and a wooden locked door from the platform. These roads are not connected directly to the main line, but to Ealing Common Depot and are used for shunting and reversing trains within the depot.

Services

District line

On the Ealing Broadway branch of the District line, Ealing Common station is between Ealing Broadway to the west and Acton Town to the east.

The peak time service is: ^[10]

• 8tph to Upminster (Eastbound)
• 8tph to Ealing Broadway (Westbound)

The off-peak service is: ^[10]

• 6tph to Upminster (Eastbound)
• 6tph to Ealing Broadway (Westbound)

Piccadilly line

On the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line, Ealing Common station is between North Ealing to the west and Acton Town to the east.

The peak time service is: ^[11]

• 12tph to Cockfosters (Eastbound)
• 6tph to Rayners Lane (Westbound)
• 6tph to Uxbridge via Rayners Lane (Westbound)

The off-peak service is: ^[11]

• 6tph to Cockfosters (Eastbound)
• 3tph to Rayners Lane (Westbound)
• 3tph to Uxbridge via Rayners Lane (Westbound)

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Ealing Broadway Terminus		District line Ealing Broadway branch		Acton Town towards Upminster or High Street Kensington
North Ealing towards Uxbridge or Rayners Lane		Piccadilly line Uxbridge branch		Acton Town towards Cockfosters or Arnos Grove
Former services
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
North Ealing towards South Harrow or Uxbridge		District line (1903–1932)		Acton Town towards Upminster

Connections

London Buses routes 207 and SL8, and night routes N7 and N207 serve the station. ^[12]

Gallery

• 
  Looking north from the southern end of the westbound platform
• 
  Ealing Common underground station interior (December 2018)
• 
  Ealing Common station, southbound Piccadilly line train departs (September 2006)
• 
  Platform roundel
• 
  Ealing Common in April 1994 (note the 1973 Stock in its original livery)

References

1. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
6. Historic England. "Ealing Common Underground Station (1249986)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 31 July 2013.
7. Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN   1-85414-219-4.
8. Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 63. ISBN   978-1-85414-316-7.
9. Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. p. 99. ISBN   978-1-85414-316-7.
10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
12. "Buses from Ealing Common" (PDF). TfL. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Ealing Common station, 1893
  • View of station from platforms, 1928
  • Temporary station entrance in use whilst station is under construction, 1930
  • New station building being built, 1931
  • New station building open, 1931
  • Brick and Concrete, platform shelter and canopy, 1932
  • Ticket hall, 1955
  • Ealing Common station, 2001
  • View of station from platforms, 2001