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West Acton tube station

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The current station, replacing the original building, was designed by the Great Western Railway, on behalf of London Transport, as part of the LPTB's 1935-40 New Works Programme improvements and extensions to the Central line. The design was by the GWR's architect
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On 18 August 1911, the Central London Railway abandoned its policy of no through running with any other railway, and secured powers to build a short extension from Wood Lane to connect with the intended Ealing & Shepherds Bush line of the
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This article is about the London Underground station on the Central line. For other stations in Acton, see
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GWR steam freight trains also ran through West Acton until 1938, when the
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were built and owned by the GWR, and both opened on 5 November 1923.
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Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Ealing
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trains used the line from 3 August 1920. West Acton and
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Acton station (disambiguation)
West Acton station (MBTA)
London Underground

West Acton is located in Greater London
West Acton
London Borough of Ealing
London Underground
3
Great Western Railway
TfL station info page
Coordinates
51°31′05″N 0°16′51″W / 51.51806°N 0.28083°W / 51.51806; -0.28083
London transport portal
London Underground
Ealing Broadway
North Acton
Ealing Broadway branch
Central line
listed building
West Acton
Travelcard Zone 3
North Ealing
Piccadilly line
Transport for London
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
Central London Railway
North Acton
London Underground

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