Ruislip Gardens tube station

History

The tracks through the station were laid by part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway with services starting on 2 April 1906 although there was no station at Ruislip Gardens at that time. The station opened on 9 July 1934.

As part of the 1935-40 New Works Programme, Central line services were projected westwards from a new junction, west of North Acton on the line to Ealing Broadway. The original intention was to extend the service as far as Denham, but work was delayed by World War II and the formation of the Metropolitan Green Belt after the war and so the terminus of the extension was cut back to West Ruislip, with services starting on 21 November 1948.

The main line services stopping at Ruislip Gardens ceased on 21 July 1958 and the station closed, leaving only the Central line services in place. Until recently the entrance to a passenger stairwell was visible on the London-bound side of the Chiltern tracks.

The station in the 21st century

The station has an island platform layout. Some services start or terminate here rather than West Ruislip, the trains leaving or entering the Central line depot to the west of the station, south of the running lines. There is a link from the Central line depot for stock movement to the Metropolitan line just to the west of Ruislip via a shunting neck.

Connections

London Buses route E7 and school route 696 serve the station.

Gallery

Image:Ruislip Gardens Station.jpg|Station entrance July 2006 Image:Ruislip Gardens stn eastbound.JPG|Island platform looking east with Chiltern Railways tracks visible on left Image:Ruislip Gardens stn westbound.JPG|Island platform looking west Image:Ruislip Gardens stn roundel.JPG|Station roundel

References

References

1. "Central Line, Dates". Clive's Underground Line Guides.