Wood Lane tube station (Central line)
Wood Lane is a former station on the London Underground located in Shepherd's Bush, west London. It was latterly served by the Central line and from 1908 to 1920 was the western terminus of the Central line's precursor, the Central London Railway (CLR).
The station site being redeveloped in 2006
The former site of Wood Lane is now occupied by the Westfield London bus interchange. At left, the brick building is the line's former power station.
Central line (London Underground)
The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in west London. Printed in red on the Tube map, the line serves 49 stations over 46 miles (74 km), making it the longest line on the Underground. It is one of only two lines on the Underground network to cross the Greater London boundary, the other being the Metropolitan line. One of London's deep-level railways, Central line trains are smaller than those on British main lines.
A 1992 stock Central line train leaving Theydon Bois
Harry Bell Measures designed the surface buildings for the CLR, such as this one at Oxford Circus.
Loughton station was rebuilt in the 1930s, with a central track accessed by two platforms for the Central line extension. Opening in 1940, it was not served by Central line trains until 1948. Today, the station is a listed building.
Image: West Ruislip stn building
