Wood Lane tube station
Circle line and Hammersmith & City line · Zone 2 · Hammersmith and Fulham
About Wood Lane station
The Hammersmith branch has carried trains since 13 June 1864, yet Wood Lane only opened on 12 October 2008, the first station built on an existing Tube line for over 70 years. Its name revives an earlier Metropolitan station just to the south-west, opened for the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition and Olympic Games, used from 1927 by crowds heading to greyhound racing at White City Stadium, renamed twice and closed after fire damage on 24 October 1959. It was the first time a new Tube station had taken the name of one closed for several years.
The station came as part of £200m of transport works tied to the Westfield shopping centre. Ian Ritchie Architects clad it in shot-peened stainless steel, gold anodised aluminium and granite behind a 25-metre-high glass screen, and Costain built it, mostly at night, on an irregular site between Wood Lane and the railway viaduct that also lies across the Central line. The structure encases the brick viaduct, with stairs and lifts on either side of the arches, and like every new Underground station since the 1990s it is fully accessible. For its first year only the Hammersmith & City line called; the Circle line followed on 13 December 2009.
First and last trains from Wood Lane
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:31 – 01:04 | 05:31 – 01:04 | 05:31 – 01:04 | 07:43 – 00:52 |
| Circle towards Edgware Road (Circle line), Aldgate or King's Cross St Pancras | 04:44 to Aldgate – 00:34 | 04:44 to Aldgate – 00:34 | 04:44 to Aldgate – 00:34 | 06:27 – 23:45 to Aldgate |
| Hammersmith & City towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:52 – 00:58 | 05:52 – 00:58 | 05:52 – 00:58 | 07:19 – 00:36 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Barking or Plaistow | 05:07 – 00:26 | 05:07 – 00:26 | 05:07 – 00:26 | 06:55 – 00:04 |
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 Wood Lane, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Wood Lane
Running times between Wood Lane and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Circle | Latimer Road | 1.1 min |
| Circle | Shepherd's Bush Market | 1.2 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Latimer Road | 1.3 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Shepherd's Bush Market | 1.2 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Circle line and Hammersmith & City line.
Station facilities
What is near Wood Lane station
Shopping and broadcasting history dominate the surroundings. Westfield is about 400 m away and the former BBC Television Centre is nearby, with Loftus Road, home of Queen’s Park Rangers, a short distance further. The Electric Cinema (about 130 m), John Lewis and Exhibition Park (both around 160 m) are closest, followed by Centre Stage, a Vue cinema and Hammersmith Park at roughly 260–270 m. White City on the Central line is close by for interchange.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Hammersmith Park | 270 m |
| Electric Cinema | 130 m |
| John Lewis | 160 m |
| Exhibition Park | 160 m |
| Centre Stage | 260 m |
| Elephant West | 300 m |
| Marks & Spencer | 340 m |
| TK Maxx | 350 m |
Frequently asked questions
No. The original Metropolitan station of 1908 closed on 24 October 1959 after fire damage. Today’s station, opened in 2008, was built just north-east of the old site, and in 2006 TfL chose to revive the historical name Wood Lane after considering various alternatives.
After the old station closed, trains passed through without stopping and the nearest station on the line was about 1 km away at Shepherd’s Bush. A new station was considered in the early 1970s alongside plans for a White City Channel Tunnel terminal, but those were abandoned in January 1975; the Westfield development finally paid for one.