Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) tube station
Circle line and Hammersmith & City line · Zone 2 · Hammersmith and Fulham
About Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) station
The western end of the Hammersmith & City line stands on Beadon Road, in a station opened on 1 December 1868. It replaced the first terminus, slightly to the north, which the Metropolitan Railway had opened on 13 June 1864 when its extension from Paddington arrived. From 1877 the Metropolitan also ran trains to Richmond, leaving the line at a junction just north of the station and running via Hammersmith (Grove Road) and a viaduct to Ravenscourt Park over London and South Western Railway tracks. That service closed on 31 December 1906, shortly after electric trains came in, but part of the viaduct can still be seen from District and Piccadilly line trains west of their own Hammersmith station.
The Circle line has served the station since 13 December 2009. By June 2011 every platform had been lengthened for the S7 Stock, seven-car trains that replaced the six-car C Stock on the Hammersmith & City line from the beginning of July 2012. Despite the shared name, this is a separate station from the District and Piccadilly line Hammersmith, which lies across Hammersmith Broadway, so changing between them means a journey via the street.
First and last trains from Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines)
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle towards Edgware Road (Circle line), Aldgate or King's Cross St Pancras | 04:39 to Aldgate – 00:30 | 04:39 to Aldgate – 00:30 | 04:39 to Aldgate – 00:30 | 06:22 – 23:40 to Aldgate |
| Hammersmith & City towards Barking or Plaistow | 05:03 – 00:22 | 05:03 – 00:22 | 05:03 – 00:22 | 06:50 – 23:59 |
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 6 Circle trains an hour per direction and 7 Hammersmith & City trains an hour per direction from Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines), counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines)
Running times between Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Circle | Goldhawk Road | 2 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Goldhawk Road | 2 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Circle line and Hammersmith & City line.
- Buses: 9, 27, 72, 110, 190, 209, 211, 218, 220, 267, 295, 306, H91 (night buses N11, N266, N27, N33, N72, N9, N97).
Station facilities
What is near Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) station
Hammersmith’s town centre surrounds the station. The Thursday and Friday markets are about 80 m away, the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre about 100 m and the Broadway Shopping Centre about 140 m, with the upper and lower bus stations both about 160 m off. Hammersmith Library is about 170 m from the station, Livat Hammersmith about 190 m and the Eventim Apollo about 300 m. Trains head east to Goldhawk Road, and day and night bus routes serve both the station and the nearby bus station.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Lyric Hammersmith Theatre | 100 m |
| Hammersmith Upper Bus Station | 160 m |
| Hammersmith Lower Bus Station | 160 m |
| Hammersmith Library | 170 m |
| Bradmore House | 180 m |
| Livat Hammersmith | 190 m |
| Eventim Apollo | 300 m |
| Thursday and Friday markets | 80 m |