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Acton Station (other)
Acton station may refer to the following stations: Acton, London, England * Acton Central railway station (originally known as just Acton), a London Overground station on the North London Line (formerly the North and South Western Junction Railway) * Acton Green station, the former name of Chiswick Park tube station, a London Underground station on the District line * Acton Main Line railway station (originally known as just Acton), a station on the Great Western Main Line, served by TfL Rail (future Crossrail) * Acton Town tube station, a London Underground station on the District and Piccadilly lines * East Acton tube station, a London Underground station on the Central line * North Acton tube station, a London Underground station on the Central line, and a former Great Western Railway station on the New North Main Line (Acton–Northolt Line) * South Acton railway station, a London Overground station on the North London Line, and a former London Underground station on a spur of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton Central Railway Station
Acton Central railway station is on the North London line, between and , in Travelcard Zone 3. It is also where trains change power supply from overhead line equipment (25 kV AC) to third rail (750 V DC), or vice versa, depending on direction of travel (overhead line is used to Stratford, third rail to Richmond). History The station was opened as ''Acton'' on 1 August 1853 by the North and South Western Junction Railway (N&SWJR), but was renamed ''Acton Central'' on 1 November 1925. The N&SWJR was leased jointly to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), the Midland Railway (MR) and the North London Railway (NLR) from 1871, but only the NLR operated passenger trains on the N&SWJR until operation of the NLR (and thus of the N&SWJR also) was taken over by the LNWR in 1909. Under the terms of the Railways Act 1921, the LNWR and MR amalgamated (together with some others) at the start of 1923 to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, which then absorbed both the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiswick Park Tube Station
Chiswick Park is a London Underground station in the Acton Green district of Chiswick in West London. The station is served by the District line and is between Turnham Green and Acton Town stations. It is located at the junction of Bollo Lane and Acton Lane about 150 m north of Chiswick High Road ( A315) and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is near Acton Green common. The Piccadilly line uses the inside tracks, but often does not stop here. History The 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. The station was originally named Acton Green after the adjacent Acton Green Common to the east. It was renamed to Chiswick Park and Acton Green in March 1887. Following the electrification of the DR's tracks north of Acton Town in 1903, services between Acton Town and central London were electrified on 1 July 1905. In 1910 the station was given its present name. Between 1931 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton Main Line Railway Station
Acton Main Line is a railway station on the Great Western Main Line in Acton, west London. Located down the line from between Paddington and Ealing Broadway stations. The station is served by the Elizabeth line, and managed by Transport for London. The station was rebuilt with step-free access as part of the Crossrail project. It is Travelcard Zone 3. History The Great Western Main Line opened through Acton in 1838, however the Great Western Railway (GWR) was initially focused on long distance traffic. The station was opened by the GWR on 1 February 1868. Originally simply named Acton, it was operated by the Western Region of British Railways following nationalisation in 1948. On 26 September 1949 it was renamed Acton Main Line. When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Railways in 1994. Together with the underground stations at West Acton and North Acton, Acton Main Line serves the GWR garden estate. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton Town Tube Station
Acton Town is a London Underground station in the south-west corner of Acton, West London, in the London Borough of Ealing, close to the border with the London Borough of Hounslow. The station is served by the District and Piccadilly lines and is in Travelcard Zone 3. On the District line, it is between Chiswick Park and Ealing Common stations, and on the Piccadilly line it is between Hammersmith ( Turnham Green in the early mornings and late evenings) and Ealing Common on the Uxbridge branch & South Ealing tube station, South Ealing on the Heathrow Airport, Heathrow branch. Acton Town station was opened as Mill Hill Park on 1 July 1879 by the District Railway (DR, now the District line). It remained as a terminus until on 1 May 1883 and 23 June 1903 the DR opened two branches from Acton Town to Hounslow Town tube station, Hounslow Town and Park Royal & Twyford Abbey tube station, Park Royal & Twyford Abbey respectively. On 4 July 1932 the Piccadilly line was extended to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Acton Tube Station
East Acton is a London Underground station in East Acton in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The station is on the Central line (London Underground), Central line, between White City tube station, White City and North Acton tube station, North Acton stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. Wormwood Scrubs, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Wormwood Scrubs (HM Prison), Wormwood Scrubs prison and Imperial College Hammersmith branch are accessible from the station. Location The station is located on Erconwald Street and is near the A40 Western Avenue connected via Old Oak Common Lane, from the centre of East Acton. Wormwood Scrubs, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs and Imperial College Hammersmith branch are accessible from the station. History In 1905, the Great Western Railway (GWR) proposal to construct the Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway (E&SBR) so that it would connect its main line route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Acton Tube Station
North Acton is a London Underground station in North Acton, west London in the London Borough of Ealing. The station is on the Central line between East Acton and Hanger Lane on the West Ruislip Branch and West Acton on the Ealing Broadway Branch. It is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3. History The joint "New North Main Line" (NNML; the present day Acton–Northolt line) of the Great Central and Great Western opened in 1903 and its North Acton Halt railway station followed in 1904, though it was closed by 1913. The Great Western Railway (GWR) built the Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway, which connected the Central London Railway (CLR) with the GWR's Ealing Broadway station. CLR trains began using the route on 3 August 1920. The stations at North Acton and were built and owned by the GWR, and both opened on 5 November 1923, the new North Acton being a short distance east of the 1904 halt. As Transport for London explains: North of the Central line track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Acton Railway Station (England)
South Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in South Acton. It is on the North London line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. Until 1959 it was also served by the District line of the London Underground. History South Acton station was opened on 1 January 1880 by the North & South Western Junction Railway for North London Line trains on the London Broad Street – Richmond line. There was a connecting branch train at South Acton to Hammersmith, renamed Hammersmith and Chiswick from 1 July 1880 and closed from 1 January 1917. There was another branch in the opposite direction from 13 June 1905 to Acton Town, a District Railway service that was withdrawn from 2 March 1959. Branch line from Acton Town Construction A short spur of the District Railway from Acton Town, 1,232 yards (1,126 metres) long, was authorised by the Metropolitan Railway Act of 1874. When first opened, the spur was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Acton Tube Station
West Acton is a London Underground station between Ealing Broadway and North Acton on the Ealing Broadway branch of the Central line, and is its only intermediate station. The station is a Grade II listed building. It is located in West Acton in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is close to North Ealing tube station on the Piccadilly line, 550 metres away at the western end of Queens Drive. History As Transport for London explains: The Great Western Railway (GWR) built the Ealing Broadway branch (the western part of the former Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway) and opened it for freight trains in April 1917, and the Central London Railway trains used the line from 3 August 1920. West Acton and were built and owned by the GWR, and both opened on 5 November 1923. GWR steam freight trains also ran through West Acton until 1938, when the London Underground tracks were segregated further east, through East Acton station, and to the west of North Acton station. The current sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton Bridge Railway Station
Acton Bridge railway station serves the nearby village of Acton Bridge, Cheshire, in the northwest of England. It is situated on the West Coast Main Line between Hartford and Warrington, and also sees trains between Liverpool and Birmingham. History Acton Bridge opened as Acton by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837, but was renamed Acton Bridge in 1870. After merging into the London and North Western Railway, the company became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948. In addition to its main line calls, the station also served as the terminus of a local service from Crewe via and until 1942. This used a connecting curve that diverged from the main line just north of to join the Cheshire Lines Committee line from to near , which remains in use, but for freight traffic only. When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton GO Station
Acton GO Station is a railway station in Acton, Ontario, Canada. It is served by GO Transit's Kitchener line. It is located at the intersection of Mill St East and Eastern Avenue, adjacent to the ''Old Hide House''. Previous Acton stations were operated by the Grand Trunk Railway and, later, the Canadian National Railway. History The previous station building near this site in Acton had been constructed in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Railway (; french: Grand Tronc) was a railway system that operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and in the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The rai ... with the origin of the line dating back to 1856. The line ultimately became part of the Canadian National Railway system and regular service to the town was discontinued in 1967. GO Trains had also stopped at the station for a brief time between 1990 and 1993. The new Acton station was approved a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Acton Station (MBTA)
South Acton is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Acton, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line. It is located off Route 27 near Route 2 in the South Acton area. It is the busiest station on the Fitchburg line, averaging 991 weekday boardings. It serves as a park and ride station for Acton and other suburbs of Boston, with a 287-space parking lot owned by the town. There has been a station on the Fitchburg mainline at the South Acton site since 1844; until 1958 it also served a branch line to Maynard which in earlier years had extended through Hudson to Marlborough. This unused right-of-way became the Assabet River Rail Trail. South Acton has had continuous Boston commuter service since its inception except for five months in 1965 during the transition from fully private railroad operations to state subsidy. As part of a $277 million project upgrading the Fitchburg Line, South Acton station has been completely rebuilt with two handicapped-accessible high-level platforms c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Acton Station (MBTA)
West Acton was a railway station in Acton, Massachusetts. It served the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line and was located in the West Acton, Massachusetts, West Acton village. The station was closed in 1975. History West Acton station was a flag stop by 1858. It served the village of West Acton, and later Boxborough, Massachusetts, Boxborough when its stop was closed in the 1930s. The station building, located on the east side of the tracks, was demolished in the mid 1960s as ridership declined. When the newly formed MBTA began subsidizing the Boston & Maine Railroad's intrastate service on January 18, 1965, service was only kept to communities in the MBTA's limited funding district. All service on the Fitchburg Line west of West Concord (MBTA station), West Concord, including to West Acton, was cut. Service was restored as far as Ayer (MBTA station), Ayer on June 28, 1965, after several towns reached subsidy agreements with the MBTA. In December 1973, state subsidies for towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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