Hanger Lane tube station
Central line · Zone 3 · Ealing
About Hanger Lane station
Railways passed this way long before the Central line. The Great Western Railway opened Twyford Abbey Halt just east of the site on 1 May 1904 on the New North Main Line towards High Wycombe. It closed on 1 May 1911, replaced by Brentham station to the west, which itself shut between 1915 and 1920 as a First World War economy. Brentham closed for good in 1947, when the Central line was extended from North Acton on electrified tracks built under the 1935 New Works Programme, a project held up by the Second World War. The new station opened on 30 June 1947 and was named after the nearby road.
Its setting is unlike any other: the entrance and the roof of the sub-surface ticket hall form the centre of the Hanger Lane Gyratory System, the complex roundabout where the A40 Western Avenue crosses the A406 North Circular Road in an underpass. Passengers reach the ticket hall through pedestrian subways beneath the gyratory, while the platforms themselves are above ground. In 2012 the exterior was repainted and refurbished and given new roundels. Work on a new footbridge, lift access to the platforms and a refurbished accessible toilet began in March 2025.
First and last trains from Hanger Lane
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central towards West Ruislip, Northolt or Ruislip Gardens | 06:00 – 00:56 | 06:00 – 00:56 | 06:00 – 00:56 | 07:13 – 00:13 |
| Central towards Epping, Hainault or Loughton | 05:37 – 00:07 | 05:37 – 00:07 | 05:37 – 00:07 | 06:55 – 23:48 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 13 Central trains an hour per direction from Hanger Lane, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Hanger Lane
Running times between Hanger Lane and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central | North Acton | 3.4 min |
| Central | Perivale | 2.5 min |
Connections
Hanger Lane is served by the Central line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Hanger Lane station
Hanger Lane serves Hanger Hill in the London Borough of Ealing, on the border between west and north-west London, and every journey starts or ends in the subways under the gyratory. Park Royal on the Piccadilly line is within walking distance, and the two lines cross a little east of the station. A number of London bus routes also serve the station.