East Acton tube station
Central line · Zone 2 · Hammersmith and Fulham
About East Acton station
East Acton owes its existence to a Great Western Railway scheme. The Ealing & Shepherd’s Bush Railway, approved in 1905, was to link the GWR main line at Ealing Broadway with the West London Railway; in 1911 the Central London Railway, now part of the Central line, agreed running powers over it, and parliament approved a short connection from Wood Lane on 18 August 1911. Electrification waited until after the First World War, and when CLR trains began running on 3 August 1920 East Acton was the only intermediate station. Two dedicated freight tracks opened in 1938 and closed in 1964; their overgrown trackbed is visible immediately north of the station.
Metronet refurbished the station in 2007. In August 2021 work began to rebuild the eastbound platform, during which eastbound and Night Tube trains did not stop. Planned to last five months, the job grew when structural elements were found to need full replacement rather than repair, and the platforms did not reopen until 19 September 2022.
First and last trains from East Acton
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central towards West Ruislip, Ealing Broadway or North Acton | 05:16 to Ealing Broadway – 00:53 to Ealing Broadway | 05:16 to Ealing Broadway – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:08 |
| Central towards Epping, Hainault or Loughton | 05:36 to Hainault – 01:15 to White City | 05:36 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:28 to White City |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 24 Central trains an hour per direction from East Acton, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from East Acton
Running times between East Acton and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central | North Acton | 2 min |
| Central | White City | 3.1 min |
Connections
East Acton is served by the Central line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near East Acton station
The station is on Erconwald Street, near the A40 Western Avenue via Old Oak Common Lane and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the centre of East Acton. Wormwood Scrubs, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs and Imperial College’s Hammersmith branch are all reached from here. The Green, East Acton is about 370 m away. Buses 7, 70, 72, 95, 228, 260 and 272 call at the station, with night route N7.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| The Green, East Acton | 370 m |