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Green
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White
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1868
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Sub-Surface
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C , D stocks
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60
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64
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40
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172,879,000
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Upminster<br />Ealing Common
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The is a line of the
London Underground , coloured green on the
Tube Map . It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow
Cut-and-cover Tunnels .
The District Line has a long history. It was originally built by the
Metropolitan District Railway and opened in stages between
1868 and
1905 . The MDR was later bought by
Charles Yerkes , forming part of the "Underground" group until it was
Nationalised in the
1930s .
At one point it had additional branches to
Uxbridge and
Hounslow West but both are now operated by the
Piccadilly Line . Eastbound services ran as far as the seaside town of
Southend in
Essex from
1 June 1910 and to
Shoeburyness from
1911 , until
30 September 1939 . Between
1 March 1883 and
30 September 1885 the line also served stations from
Ealing Broadway to
Windsor .
Most of the District Line's services use the sub-surface
D Stock , although the
Wimbledon to
Edgware Road branch is served by the
C Stock which it shares with the
Circle and
Hammersmith And City lines. The D stock is currently undergoing mid-life refurbishment, during which it will receive the standard Underground livery of red, white and blue to replace the current unpainted aluminium finish, which is prone to damage by graffiti vandals. The stock will also receive a complete interior refurbishment and be fitted with CCTV and passenger information displays.
''In order from west to east''
''The Richmond and Ealing branches join just west of Turnham Green.''
- Kensington (Olympia)
''The Kensington (Olympia) branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court, and through trains from it normally run to High Street Kensington.''
''The Wimbledon branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court.''
platforms at Paddington station on the Edgware Road branch]]
''The Edgware Road branch diverges from the main line east of Earl's Court.''
The following off-peak service pattern currently runs on the District line
- 6tph Ealing Broadway - Tower Hill
- 6tph Richmond - Upminster
- 6tph Wimbledon - Upminster
- 6tph Wimbledon - Edgware Road
- 4tph Kensington (Olympia) - High Street Kensington
(tph=trains per hour)
C2c services also serve
Upminster ,
Barking ,
West Ham and
Fenchurch Street (for Tower Hill) and all tickets are interchangeable between the two operators.
