Ruislip tube station

Ruislip
Ruislip
	Ruislip Location of Ruislip in Greater London
Location	Ruislip
Local authority	London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes (Eastbound only)
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	1.93 million
2020	0.95 million
2021	0.82 million
2022	1.37 million
2023	1.46 million
Key dates
4 July 1904	Opened (Metropolitan)
1 March 1910	Start (District)
23 October 1933	End (District)
23 October 1933	Start (Piccadilly)
10 August 1964	Goods yard closed
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1380983
Added to list	4 August 2000;24 years ago
Other information
External links	TfL station info page ;
Coordinates	51°34′17″N0°25′16″W / 51.57139°N 0.42111°W
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Last updated November 07, 2024

Ruislip is a London Underground station in Ruislip in west London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines, between Ickenham and Ruislip Manor stations. The station is located on Station Approach. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is the oldest station on the Uxbridge branch and was originally the only intermediate station on the line between Uxbridge and Harrow-on-the-Hill.

History

The first service from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge ran on 4 July 1904 Ruislip Station Metropolitan Railway - Ruislip Past.jpg — The first service from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge ran on 4 July 1904

The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, Ruislip being the only intermediate stop. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track electrification was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905. The formation was made wide enough at Ruislip to enable another pair of tracks to be constructed as passing loops or additional platform roads. Neither has ever occurred.

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 from that date. On 23 October 1933, District line services were replaced by Piccadilly line trains.

Currently, only the station's eastbound (Central London) platform has step-free access. Passengers who wish to travel in the Uxbridge direction and are unable to use the footbridge (which is the only link between the westbound platform and the entrance/exit) must travel to Northwick Park or Sudbury Town and change direction there. In 2018, it was announced that the station will be made fully accessible, as part of a £200m investment to increase the number of accessible stations on the Tube.^[9]

It is possible to reverse trains from west to east at Ruislip. Trains must detrain in the westbound platform and then continue for approximately half a mile to a reversing siding leading to Ruislip Depot. After reversing, the train must come back the way it came and enter the eastbound platform by means of a crossover. Unfortunately, while this manoeuvre is carried out, both the westbound and eastbound services are held up. Therefore, this manoeuvre is usually only done by some peak-hour Piccadilly line trains due to the inconvenience it causes. There was formerly a crossover to the east of the station enabling trains to leave the westbound platform in an easterly direction, and a goods yard to the north of the line.

Services

Metropolitan line

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The Metropolitan Line is the only line to operate an express service, though currently for Metropolitan Line trains on the Uxbridge branch this is eastbound only in the morning peaks (06:30 to 09:30) Monday to Friday.^[10]

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[10]

8tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
8tph Westbound to Uxbridge

The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[10]

2tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (semi-fast)
4tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
4tph Eastbound to Baker Street (all stations)
10tph Westbound to Uxbridge

The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[10]

7tph Eastbound to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations)
3tph Eastbound to Baker Street (all stations)
10tph Westbound to Uxbridge

Piccadilly line

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Between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge there is no Piccadilly Line service before approximately 06:30 (Monday - Friday) and 08:45 (Saturday - Sunday), except for one early morning departure from Uxbridge at 05:18 (Monday - Saturday) and 06:46 (Sunday).^[11]

The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[11]

3tph Eastbound to Cockfosters
3tph Westbound to Uxbridge

The peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is:^[11]

6tph Eastbound to Cockfosters
6tph Westbound to Uxbridge

Connections

London Buses routes 114, 278, 331, 398, E7, H13, U1 and U10 serve the station.

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References

↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London . April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
↑ "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.
↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (591). London Underground Railway Society: 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
↑ Historic England. "Ruislip Station (1380983)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 31 July 2013.
↑ "Huge boost for accessibility as further 13 stations to go step-free". London City Hall. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 "CULG - Metropolitan Line". davros.org.
1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

"Ruislip station". Tube departure boards. Transport for London.
"Ruislip". Photographic Archive. London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014.

Preceding station	London Underground		Following station
Ickenham towards Uxbridge		Metropolitan line Uxbridge branch	Ruislip Manor towards Baker Street or Aldgate
Ickenham towards Uxbridge		Piccadilly line Uxbridge branch	Ruislip Manor towards Cockfosters or Arnos Grove
Former services
Preceding station	London Underground		Following station
Ickenham towards Uxbridge		District line (1910–1933)	Ruislip Manor towards Upminster

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[1] "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London . April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2019-2] "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.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2020-3] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2021-4] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2022-5] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[infobox_stats_ref_tube_2023-6] "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[UN591-7] Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (591). London Underground Railway Society: 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.

[eh_1380983-8] Historic England. "Ruislip Station (1380983)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[9] "Huge boost for accessibility as further 13 stations to go step-free". London City Hall. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[davros.org-10] 1 2 3 4 "CULG - Metropolitan Line". davros.org.

[auto-11] 1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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