Ealing Common is a London Underground station, located in the London Borough of Ealing. It is served by the District and Piccadilly lines, and is in London fare 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 situated in Ealing on the Uxbridge Road (A4020), about 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

thumb|left|The north face of Ealing Common station

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. From 1886 until 1 March 1910 the station was known as Ealing Common and West Acton after which it changed to its current name. 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. 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.

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

The off-peak service is:

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

The off-peak service is:

References

  • London Transport Museum Photographic Archive