Greenford Tube Station

Greenford Station (GPS: 51.54232, -0.34634) is a station of the London Underground in the London Borough of Ealing. It is served by the Central Line between Northolt Tube Station, in the direction of West Ruislip Tube Station, and Perivale Tube Station, heading towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford. The station is in Travelcard Zone 4.

The entrance to Greenford Tube Station is on Oldfield Lane. Heading north, it is on the left. The railway tracks is elevated and cross above Oldfield Lane. This is one of the few stations of the London Underground where the train is in fact "over ground". Connecting the platform to the station is the only wooden-threaded escalator still in use on the London Underground.

Although there has been a Greenford Station since 1904, the present station dates to 1940, when the Central Line was extended here. Due to the Second World War, the opening of the station was delayed until 1947. The original Greenford Station was closed in 1963.

Platform level at Greenford Station (GPS: 51.54232, -0.34634)
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Greenford Station is on the Map of London Underground Lines & Tube Stations