South Acton railway station

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South Acton
Location
Place	Acton
Local authority	London Borough of Ealing
Operations
Station code	SAT
Managed by	London Overground
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	75,193
2005/06 *	80,995
Transport for London
Zone	3
History
Key dates	Opened 1880
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at South Acton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

South Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in West London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

[edit] History

Between 1880 and 1917 it served as an interchange station between the North London Line and the Hammersmith & Chiswick branch.

[edit] Metropolitan District Railway

A short spur of the District Line, what was then the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR), from Acton Town terminated here between 1905 and 1959. It was located adjacent to South Acton station on the North London Line on the north-west side of the tracks.

When first opened, the spur was used for goods trains on 15 May 1899 and later passenger services were introduced on 13 June 1905 to provide an interchange with the North London Railway which ran services from north London to the MDR's Richmond branch. It thus provided an easier interchange for Richmond for eastbound passengers than changing trains at Turnham Green further east.

Initially, it had through services to Hounslow Barracks (now Hounslow West). However, the line was relatively little used and it later became a one-car shuttle service between Acton Town and South Acton, which was withdrawn on 28 February 1959.

Nothing now remains of the spur, except for a few bridgeheads and sections of the old trackbed survive which indicate the route. Currently the rest of station of the same name continues to be well used.

How South Acton might have appeared on the London Underground Map if the London Underground part was still open to passengers today

[edit] Service

The typical service at the station is 4 trains per hour westbound to Richmond, and 4 trains per hour eastbound to Stratford via Willesden, Highbury and Hackney.

[edit] External links

• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06

• Train times and station information for South Acton railway station from National Rail

• South Acton railway station is at coordinates 51°29′58″N 0°16′15″W / 51.4994, -0.2707 (South Acton railway station)Coordinates: 51°29′58″N 0°16′15″W / 51.4994, -0.2707 (South Acton railway station)
• www.sarag.org Local residents association with historical information about South Acton
• Abandoned Stations - South Acton

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
Gunnersbury towards Richmond		North London Line		Acton Central towards Stratford