Acton Central railway station

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Acton Central
Acton Central level crossing
Location
Place	Acton
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Operations
Station code	ACC
Managed by	London Overground
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.358 million
2005/06 *	0.416 million
Transport for London
Zone	3
History
1 August 1853	Station opens as Acton
1 November 1925	Station renamed Acton Central
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Acton Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Acton Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line, between South Acton and Willesden Junction, in Travelcard Zone 3.

[edit] History

The station opened as Acton by the North London North and South Western Junction) Railway, but was renamed Acton Central on 1 November 1925. After merging into the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Network SouthEast.

Between 1875 and 1902 it was connected with St Pancras via the Dudding Hill Line, which branches off the North London Line between Acton Central and Willesden Junction. Harlesden (Midland) railway station was the next stop on the line north. The Dudding Hill Line is still open today, but only carries freight.

Acton Central was in Zone 2 until 2 January 2008.

[edit] Service

There is a regular service westbound to Richmond and eastbound towards Stratford on the North London Line part of the London Overground.

[edit] External links

• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06

• Train times and station information for Acton Central railway station from National Rail

1 * BBC News article

2 * Map from BBC article

• Acton Central railway station is at coordinates 51°30′32″N 0°15′48″W / 51.5088, -0.2634 (Acton Central railway station)Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°15′48″W / 51.5088, -0.2634 (Acton Central railway station)

• grid reference TQ206802

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
South Acton towards Richmond		North London Line		Willesden Junction towards Stratford
Disused Railways
South Acton		Midland Railway North London Line		Harlesden (Midland)