District Line Stations Richmond Branch Ealing Branch

The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels which were built by the Metropolitan District Railway and opened in stages between 1868 and 1871. The MDR was later bought by Charles Yerkes, forming part of the "Underground" group until it was nationalised in the 1930s.

1.4 Kensington (Olympia) branch

Kensington (Olympia)Kensington (Olympia) station is a railway and tube station in West London. On the tube it is now the end of a short branch of the District Line from Earl's Court although built as part of the Outer Circle whilst on the railway it sits on the line between

The Kensington (Olympia) branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court, though trains from it normally run on to the Edgware Road branch.

The Wimbledon branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court.

1.5 "Main Line"

Earl's CourtEarl's Court tube station is a London Underground station in Earl's Court. The station is in Zones 1 and 2. It is on the district line between West Brompton/ Kensington (Olympia)/ West Kensington and High Street Kensington/ Gloucester Road. It is also on
Gloucester RoadGloucester Road is a London Underground station in Kensington, near the intersection of Gloucester Road and Cromwell Road. It is in the District and Piccadilly lines between South Kensington and Earl's Court, and on the Circle Line between High Street Ken
South KensingtonSouth Kensington tube station is the closest London Underground station to the Natural History, Science and Victoria and Albert Museums, as well as to Imperial College. It is in South Kensington, on Cromwell Road. The station is on the District Line and C
Sloane Square
Victoria
St. James's Park
Westminster
Embankment Within walking distance of Charing Cross railway station
Temple
Blackfriars
Mansion House
Cannon Street
Monument
Mark Lane (closed)
Tower Hill
Tower of London (closed)
Aldgate East
St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) (closed)
Whitechapel
Stepney Green
Mile End
Bow Road
Bromley-by-Bow
West Ham
Plaistow
Upton Park
East Ham
Barking
Upney
Becontree
Dagenham Heathway
Dagenham East
Elm Park
Hornchurch
Upminster Bridge
Upminster

1.6 Edgware Road branch

The Edgware Road branch diverges from the main line east of Earl's Court.

2 Current service pattern

The following off-peak service pattern currently runs on the District line

6tph Ealing Broadway - Tower Hill
6tph Richmond - Upminster
6tph Wimbledon - Upminster
6tph Wimbledon - Edgware Road
4tph Kensington (Olympia) - High Street Kensington

(tph=trains per hour)

3 History

The District Line has a long history. At one point it had additional branches to Uxbridge and Hounslow West but both are now operated by the Piccadilly Line. Eastbound services were run as far as the seaside town of Southend in Essex until 1939.

4 External links

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1 Stations

1.1 Richmond branch

1.2 Ealing branch

1.3 Wimbledon branch