Central line (London Underground)

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.

## 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.

## Other websites

- Central Line - London Underground page about the Central Line
- Clive's Underground Line Guide

## Infobox (rail line)

- **name**: Central line
- **logo**: Central line flag box.png
- **logo width**: 250px
- **image**: London Underground 1992 Stock at Theydon Bois by tompagenet.jpg
- **image width**: 250px
- **caption**: A Central line 1992 stock train leaving Theydon Bois tube station, Theydon Bois
- **type**: Rapid transit
- **system**: London Underground
- **mapcolour**: Red
- **mapcolourlink**: Tube map
- **stations**: 49
- **ridership2**: 260.916 million (2011/12) passenger journeys
- **open**: 30 June 1900
- **character**: Deep Tube
- **depot**: Ruislip Depot, Ruislip
Hainault Depot, Hainault
White City Depot, White City
- **stock**: London Underground 1992 Stock, 1992 Stock
- **linelength km**: 74
- **website**: [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ tfl.gov.uk]
- **map name**: Transport for London rail lines
- **map state**: collapsed