Shepherd's Bush Market tube station
Circle line and Hammersmith & City line · Zone 2 · Hammersmith and Fulham
About Shepherd's Bush Market station
Three stations called Shepherd’s Bush were once too many, and this one gave up the name. The Metropolitan Railway opened the first Shepherd’s Bush on 13 June 1864, on its new extension to Hammersmith, in the market area just south of the Uxbridge Road. From 1 October 1877 until 31 December 1906 the line also carried direct Metropolitan trains to Richmond via Hammersmith (Grove Road).
That first station closed in 1914, replaced on 1 April 1914 by two new ones: this station, resited a short distance north across the Uxbridge Road, and Goldhawk Road, about half a kilometre south. Nothing remains of the old buildings in the marketplace. For 108 years the line shared its name with the Central London Railway’s station of 1900, about 480 m away at the other end of Shepherd’s Bush Green. When a third Shepherd’s Bush opened on the West London Line in 2008, this station was renamed Shepherd’s Bush Market on 12 October 2008.
First and last trains from Shepherd's Bush Market
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:32 – 01:06 | 05:32 – 01:06 | 05:32 – 01:06 | 07:45 – 00:53 |
| Circle towards Edgware Road (Circle line), Aldgate or King's Cross St Pancras | 04:42 to Aldgate – 00:33 | 04:42 to Aldgate – 00:33 | 04:42 to Aldgate – 00:33 | 06:25 – 23:43 to Aldgate |
| Hammersmith & City towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:54 – 01:00 | 05:54 – 01:00 | 05:54 – 01:00 | 07:21 – 00:38 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Barking or Plaistow | 05:06 – 00:25 | 05:06 – 00:25 | 05:06 – 00:25 | 06:53 – 00:02 |
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 7 Circle trains an hour per direction and 7 Hammersmith & City trains an hour per direction from Shepherd’s Bush Market, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Shepherd's Bush Market
Running times between Shepherd’s Bush Market and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Circle | Goldhawk Road | 1.6 min |
| Circle | Wood Lane | 1.2 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Goldhawk Road | 1.5 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Wood Lane | 1.2 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Circle line and Hammersmith & City line.
Station facilities
What is near Shepherd's Bush Market station
The station takes its name from the open-air market that runs parallel to the railway; the market itself is about 20 m away, with The New Shepherd’s Bush Market at 90 m. The Bush Theatre is only 60 m off and Shepherd’s Bush Library about 140 m. A little further are BPP University’s Shepherd’s Bush site (220 m), the O2 Empire (270 m), the London College of Fashion’s Lime Grove Campus (290 m), Shepherds Bush Green (340 m) and Bush Hall (380 m). Bus routes 207, 260, SL8 and N207 call here.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| BPP University (Shepherd's Bush) | 220 m |
| O2 Empire | 270 m |
| London College of Fashion (Lime Grove Campus) | 290 m |
| Shepherds Bush Green | 340 m |
| Bush Hall | 380 m |
| Shepherd's Bush Market | 20 m |
| Bush Theatre | 60 m |
| The New Shepherd's Bush Market | 90 m |
Frequently asked questions
It was called Shepherd’s Bush from 1864, alongside the Central line station of the same name. When a London Overground Shepherd’s Bush station opened in 2008, three stations shared the name, so this one became Shepherd’s Bush Market on 12 October 2008, after the market beside the railway.
Not as an interchange. The Central line station and the Overground station at Shepherd’s Bush are next to each other and interchange is allowed between them, but not with Shepherd’s Bush Market, which is about 480 m away.