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&nbsp;minutes in Central London and every 6-7&nbsp;minutes on the branches.

## Map
## 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.

## References
## Other websites 
* Central Line - London Underground page about the Central Line
* Clive's Underground Line Guide