District Line

The District Line is a subway line of the London Underground. On the network map, it has a green display. It runs from west to east and has 60 stations. The District Line consists of two trunk routes in east -west and north-south direction and two branch routes to Kensington ( Olympia) and Richmond. All routes together have a total length of 64 kilometers. The only station that is applied to all routes, is Earl 's Court

History

The establishment of the Metropolitan District Railway (short District Railway, as the District Line was formerly known ) was performed on 29 July 1864. Their main task is to complete the inner ring road to the west and south side was. The opening of the first section was made on December 24, 1868 between Westminster and South Kensington. On October 6, 1884, the ring could be closed. Both the District Railway as well as the Metropolitan Railway both rode around the whole ring and a fierce competition.

In addition, the District Railway expanded to the suburbs, to Whitechapel, New Cross Gate, Richmond, Wimbledon, Ealing Broadway, Hounslow West, Upminster and Uxbridge. This was done partly by the shared use of routes other railway companies, mainly the London and South Western Railway.

Already in the 1880s, the District Railway had considered the electrification of the network, the technology at that time was not yet mature. Together with the Metropolitan Railway were carried out later between Earl 's Court and High Street Kensington tests and 1900 rolled for the first time a six-car train. As a result of these experiments in 1901 chose a joint committee of both companies to operate with AC and overhead line.

In the same year, however, the financially troubled company was taken over by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London by Charles Tyson Yerkes. Based on his experiences in the U.S., he preferred direct current from a power rail. After an arbitration hearing, both companies agreed to this system. 1902 began to build its own power plant, the Lots Road Power Station, which started operations in 1905.

The electrification was carried out in several steps: The first was on 23 June 1903, the distance between Acton Town and Park Royal & Twyford Abbey. Between June and August 1905 followed in quick succession one after the other seven sections. Thus, it was with the exception of the route Earl 's Court - electrified Kensington ( Olympia), the entire network; this track made ​​on May 1, 1914 financial statements.

The Piccadilly Line took two routes on the District line; 1933, the distance between Ealing Common and Uxbridge, in 1964, those between Acton Town and Hounslow West. From 1883 to 1885 drove individual trains to Windsor. Moreover drove 1910-1938 individual trains on weekends to Southend -on-Sea and Shoeburyness.

Rolling stock

On the District Line vehicles are used mainly by the type D78. An exception are the trips between Wimbledon and Edgware Road, since the platforms are too short for the type D78 on parts of the route. On this route trains of the type C69 and C77 are used. Both series are, like all vehicles replaced on the subsurface lines, in the medium term by the S stock.

Stations

East-west trunk route

  • Upminster - first served on June 2, 1902; not served from September 30 1905 to September 11, 1932
  • Upminster Bridge - opened on December 17, 1934
  • Hornchurch - first served on June 2, 1902; not served from September 30 1905 to September 11, 1932
  • Elm Park - opened on May 13, 1935
  • Dagenham East - first served on June 2, 1902; not served from September 30 1905 to September 11, 1932
  • Dagenham Heathway - opened on September 12, 1932
  • Becontree - September 12, 1932 for the first time served
  • Upney - opened September 12, 1932
  • Barking - first served on June 2, 1902; not served from 30 September 1905 to March 31, 1908
  • Upton Park - first served on June 2, 1902
  • Plaistow - first served on June 2, 1902
  • Bromley -by -Bow - first served on 2 June 1902 as Bromley; renamed in Bromley -by -Bow on May 18, 1967
  • Bow Road - opened on June 11, 1902
  • Mile End - opened on June 2, 1902
  • Stepney Green - opened on June 23, 1902
  • Whitechapel - opened on October 6, 1884; closed from 1 February 1902 to June 1, 1902
  • St Mary's ( Whitechapel Road) - opened on October 1, 1884; closed on April 30, 1938
  • Aldgate East - opened on October 6, 1884; closed on 30 October 1938 and reopened a day later at the current location
  • Tower Hill - opened on 6 October 1884 as Mark Lane; renamed Tower Hill on September 1, 1946; closed on February 4, 1967, and reopened a day later at the current location
  • Monument - opened on October 6, 1884
  • Cannon Street - opened on October 6, 1884
  • Mansion House - opened on July 3, 1871; closed on October 29, 1989; re-opened on February 11, 1991
  • Blackfriars - opened on May 30, 1870
  • Temple - opened on May 30, 1870
  • Embankment - opened on 30 May 1870 as Charing Cross; renamed on 4 August 1974 in Charing Cross Embankment; renamed on September 12, 1976 in Embankment
  • Westminster - opened on December 24, 1868
  • St. James 's Park - opened on December 24, 1868
  • Victoria - opened on December 24, 1868
  • Sloane Square - opened on December 24, 1868
  • South Kensington - first operated on December 24, 1868
  • Gloucester Road - first served on April 12, 1869
  • Earl 's Court - opened on October 30, 1871; closed on 31 January 1878, reopened a day later at the current location
  • West Kensington - opened on 9 September 1874 as North End (Fulham ); renamed on 1 March 1877 in West Kensington
  • Barons Court - opened on October 9, 1905
  • Hammersmith - opened on September 9, 1874
  • Ravenscourt Park - first served on 1 June 1877 Shaftesbury Road; renamed on 1 March 1888 in Ravenscourt Park
  • Stamford Brook - opened on February 1, 1912
  • Turnham Green - the first time served on June 1, 1877
  • Chiswick Park - opened on 1 July 1879 as Acton Green; renamed in March 1887 in Chiswick Park and Acton Green; renamed Chiswick Park on March 1, 1910
  • Acton Town - opened on 1 July 1879 as Mill Hill Park; renamed on 1 March 1910 in Acton Town
  • Ealing Common - opened on July 1, 1879
  • Ealing Broadway - opened on July 1, 1879

North-south trunk route

  • Edgware Road - first operated on November 1, 1926
  • Paddington - first served on 1 November 1926 as Paddington ( Praed Street); renamed in Paddington on July 11, 1948
  • Bayswater - first served on 1 November 1926 as Bayswater (Queen 's Road ) & Westbourne Grove; renamed in Bayswater (Queen 's Road ) in 1933; renamed in Bayswater on September 1, 1946
  • Notting Hill Gate - first operated on November 1, 1926
  • High Street Kensington - first served on July 3, 1871 Kensington High Street, renamed High Street Kensington in 1880
  • Earl 's Court
  • West Brompton - opened on April 12, 1869
  • Fulham Broadway - opened on 1 March 1880 as Walham Green; umbanannt on 2 March 1952 in Fulham Broadway
  • Parsons Green - opened on March 1, 1880
  • Putney Bridge - opened on 1 March 1880 as Putney Bridge & Fulham; renamed on 1 September 1902 in Putney Bridge & Hurlingham; renamed Putney Bridge in 1932
  • East Putney - opened on June 3, 1889
  • Southfields - opened on June 3, 1889
  • Wimbledon Park - opened on June 3, 1889
  • Wimbledon - opened on June 3, 1889

Kensington Zweigstrecke

  • Earl 's Court
  • Kensington ( Olympia) - opened on December 20, 1946

Richmond branch line

  • Turnham Green
  • Gunnersbury - opened on June 1, 1877
  • Kew Gardens - opened on June 1, 1877
  • Richmond - opened on June 1, 1877

Is jointly operated with the trains of the North London Line of London Overground between Gunnersbury and Richmond.

South Acton branch line

The single-track railway line between Acton Town and South Acton was opened on 13 June 1905. It remained at a shuttle connection. As a train was a one-piece G Stock. On February 28, 1959, the line was shut down and dismantled. Today, only the abandoned platform at Acton Town it.

Hounslow branch line

  • Acton Town
  • South Ealing - opened on May 1, 1883; Last serviced on October 9, 1964
  • Northfields - opened on 16 April 1908 as Northfields & Little Ealing; closed on May 18, 1932, a day later reopened at its present location as Northfields; Last serviced on October 9, 1964
  • Boston Manor - opened on 1 May 1883 Boston Road; renamed on December 11, 1911 in Boston Manor; Last serviced on October 9, 1964
  • Osterley - opened on 16 April 1908 as Osterley & Spring Grove; closed on 25 March 1934, and a day later reopened at its present location as Osterley; Last serviced on October 9, 1964
  • Hounslow East - opened on July 21, 1884; closed on June 12, 1905; re-opened on May 2, 1909; Last serviced on October 9, 1964
  • Hounslow Town - opened on May 1, 1883; closed on March 31, 1886; re-opened on March 1, 1903; closed on May 1, 1909
  • Hounslow Central - opened on 1 April 1886 as Heston - Hounslow; renamed on 1 December 1925 in Hounslow Central; Last serviced on October 9, 1964
  • Hounslow West - opened on 21 July 1884 as Hounslow Barracks; renamed on 1 December 1925 in Hounslow West; Last serviced on October 9, 1964

Uxbridge branch line

  • Ealing Common
  • North Ealing - opened on June 23, 1903; Transfer to the Piccadilly Line on July 4, 1932
  • Park Royal - opened on July 6, 1931; Transfer to the Piccadilly Line on July 4, 1932
  • Park Royal & Twyford Abbey - opened on June 23, 1903; closed on July 5, 1931
  • Alperton - inaugurated on 28 June 1903 as Perivale - Alperton; renamed on October 7, 1910 in Alperton; Transfer to the Piccadilly Line on July 4, 1932
  • Sudbury Hill - opened on June 28, 1903; Transfer to the Piccadilly Line on July 4, 1932
  • South Harrow - opened on June 28, 1903; Transfer to the Piccadilly Line on July 4, 1932
  • Rayners Lane - first served on March 1, 1910; Last serviced on October 23, 1933
  • Eastcote - first served on March 1, 1910; Last serviced on October 23, 1933
  • Ruislip Manor - opened on August 5, 1912; closed on February 11, 1917 re-opened on April 1, 1919; Last serviced on October 23, 1933
  • Ruislip - first served on March 1, 1910; Last serviced on October 23, 1933
  • Ickenham - first served on March 1, 1910; Last serviced on October 23, 1933
  • Hillingdon - first operated on December 10, 1923; Last serviced on October 23, 1933
  • Uxbridge - first served on March 1, 1910; closed on December 3, 1938 and re-opened a day later on the present site; Last serviced on October 23, 1933
Kensington (Olympia) station Richmond station (London) Westminster tube station South Kensington tube station Whitechapel station New Cross Gate railway station Wimbledon station Ealing Broadway station Hounslow West tube station Upminster station Uxbridge tube station High Street Kensington tube station Windsor (Berkshire) London Underground D78 Stock Edgware Road tube station (Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines) London Underground S7 and S8 Stock Great Western Main Line Central Line Ealing Common tube station South Acton railway station Kew Gardens station (London) Kew Railway Bridge Gunnersbury station Chiswick Park tube station Turnham Green tube station Stamford Brook tube station Ravenscourt Park tube station Hammersmith tube station (Hammersmith & City and Circle lines) Barons Court tube station West Kensington tube station South Western Main Line Wimbledon Park tube station Southfields tube station East Putney tube station Fulham Railway Bridge Putney Bridge tube station Parsons Green tube station Fulham Broadway tube station West Brompton station West London Line Circle line (London Underground) Notting Hill Gate tube station Bayswater tube station London Paddington station Gloucester Road tube station Sloane Square tube station Embankment tube station Temple tube station Blackfriars station Mansion House tube station Cannon Street station Bank–Monument station Metropolitan Line Aldgate tube station Stepney Green tube station Mile End tube station Fenchurch Street railway station Bow Road tube station Bromley-by-Bow tube station West Ham station Plaistow tube station Upton Park tube station East Ham tube station Barking station Upney tube station Becontree tube station Dagenham Heathway tube station Dagenham East tube station Elm Park tube station Hornchurch tube station Upminster Bridge tube station South Ealing tube station Northfields tube station Osterley tube station Hounslow East tube station Hounslow Town tube station Hounslow Central tube station North Ealing tube station Park Royal tube station Alperton tube station Sudbury Town tube station Sudbury Hill tube station South Harrow tube station Rayners Lane tube station Eastcote tube station Ruislip Manor tube station Ickenham tube station Hillingdon tube station Bakerloo Line Jubilee Line Northern Line Victoria Line Northern City Line
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