Uxbridge tube station
Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line · Zone 6 · Hillingdon
About Uxbridge station
The first Uxbridge station opened on 4 July 1904, built by the Harrow and Uxbridge Railway, later merged into the Metropolitan Railway, on Belmont Road a little north of today’s site, on an alignment now used for sidings. Steam trains gave way to electric ones the following year. From 1910 the District line shared the two platforms, one each, and on 23 October 1933 the Piccadilly line took over the District’s service.
The present station opened on 4 December 1938 on a new alignment, in a cutting below street level. Charles Holden designed it with L H Bucknell: a red-brick front topped by Joseph Armitage’s paired ‘winged wheel’ sculptures, and a tall concrete canopy arching over the tracks with clerestory windows, similar to the one at Cockfosters at the other end of the Piccadilly line. Stained glass by Erwin Bossanyi at the booking-hall end of the platforms carries the arms of Middlesex County Council and a chained swan associated with Buckinghamshire. The forecourt was first laid out as a turning circle for trolleybuses, and the buildings were listed Grade II on 12 January 1983.
First and last trains from Uxbridge
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan towards Aldgate, Baker Street or Harrow-on-the-Hill | 05:12 – 00:35 to Wembley Park | 05:12 – 00:35 to Wembley Park | 05:12 – 00:35 to Wembley Park | 06:36 – 00:14 to Wembley Park |
| Piccadilly towards Cockfosters, South Harrow or Wood Green | 05:20 to Wood Green – 00:26 to South Harrow | 05:20 to Wood Green – 00:26 to South Harrow | 05:17 to Acton Town – 00:26 to South Harrow | 06:45 to Acton Town – 23:56 to South Harrow |
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 10 Metropolitan trains an hour per direction and 4 Piccadilly trains an hour per direction from Uxbridge, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Uxbridge
Running times between Uxbridge and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | Hillingdon | 4.1 min |
| Piccadilly | Hillingdon | 4.1 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line.
Station facilities
What is near Uxbridge station
Terminus of both the Metropolitan line and the Piccadilly, Uxbridge is also an interchange with Uxbridge bus station, about 30 m away, whose routes reach places such as Heathrow Airport, Ealing and Harefield. Shops are close at hand: The Chimes is about 150 m away, Marks & Spencer about 190 m and The Pavilions about 230 m, with Uxbridge Odeon at around 220 m. Hillingdon Civic Centre is about 350 m from the station.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Uxbridge bus station | 30 m |
| The Chimes | 150 m |
| Marks & Spencer | 190 m |
| Uxbridge Odeon | 220 m |
| The Pavilions | 230 m |
| TK Maxx | 300 m |
| Hillingdon Civic Centre | 350 m |
Frequently asked questions
The panels by Erwin Bossanyi, at the booking-hall end of the platforms, reflect local heraldry. The crown and three seaxes on red are the arms of Middlesex County Council, the chained swan on black and red is associated with Buckinghamshire, and the centre shield is possibly the arms of the local Basset family.
No. The first station opened on 4 July 1904 on Belmont Road, slightly to the north, on a track alignment now used as sidings. The current Charles Holden station opened on a new alignment on 4 December 1938.