South Ruislip station
South Ruislip  | |
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 Station building in July 2008 | |
  South Ruislip Location of South Ruislip in Greater London | |
| Location | South Ruislip |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Owner | London Underground |
| Station code(s) | SRU |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 |  1.91 million[1] |
| 2019 |  1.95 million[2] |
| 2020 | 0.99 million[3] |
| 2021 | 0.89 million[4] |
| 2022 | 1.41 million[5] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 0.230 million[6] |
| 2019–20 | 0.221 million[6] |
| 2020–21 | 58,664[6] |
| 2021–22 | 0.129 million[6] |
| 2022–23 | 0.153 million[6] |
| Key dates | |
| 1906 | Tracks laid (GW & GCR) |
| 1 May 1908 | Opened (GW & GCR) |
| 21 November 1948 | Started (Central line) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°33′23″N0°23′56″W/ 51.5565°N 0.3988°W |
 London transport portal | |
South Ruislipis a station served byLondon UndergroundandChiltern RailwaysinSouth Ruislipin WestLondon.The station is owned, managed and staffed byLondon Underground.[7]The station is inTravelcard Zone 5.
History
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TheGWR/GCR Joint linetoHigh Wycombecarried services from bothPaddingtonandMarylebone.They met at Northolt Junction, situated slightly to the east of the station, from where four tracks ran westwards toRuislip GardensandWest Ruislip;there the route shrank to two tracks only. Opened on 1 May 1908[8]and originally known asNortholt Junction,the station becameSouth Ruislip & Northolt Junctionfrom September 1932 and received its present name on 30 June 1947.[9][10]In October 1942, a Wellington bomber flying to the nearby airfield at RAF Northoltcrashednear the station, killing all the crew and six civilians.
The station was designed byBrian LewisandF.F.C. Curtisand first served by Central line trains on 21 November 1948 when the Central line extension from London towards West Ruislip was completed after being delayed byWorld War II.The rounded booking hall was not completed until 1960.[11]The concrete, glass and granite chipfriezein the booking hall is one of the earliest public works by glass artist,Henry Haig.[12]
In late 1973 and early 1974 the track layout was simplified and the manual signal box was removed in early 1990, along with other manual signal boxes on this line, and its function replaced by colour light signalling and power operated points, both controlled from Marylebone. The track alignments were improved to allow higher speed running at the junction for the services from Marylebone, and the pointwork which had allowed trains from Paddington to call at the westbound Chiltern station platform was removed. All eastbound services were moved to the former through road; the eastbound road, which had formerly extended from the platform road atWest Ruislip,was closed and lifted, and the eastbound platform widened.[13]The alignment of the turnout towards Marylebone was improved to allow higher-speed running. Fragments of the old trackwork can still be seen to the north of the line at this point. The trackwork at this station has been upgraded and now permits higher speed running up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
The station was transferred from theWestern Region of British Railto theLondon Midland Regionon 24 March 1974.[14]
The station today
[edit]Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.
A largeWest London Waste Authoritybulk rubbish handling depot lies to the east of the station which sees a daily waste train in operation. There is also a single-track connection with the Acton–Northolt line.
The lines to Marylebone formerly passed either side of West Waste. As part of Chiltern Railways'Evergreen 3route improvements works, Northolt Junction was remodelled and included provision to the north of the waste transfer depot of a new down main line alongside the existing up main to allow services to be accelerated. The new down main line has a line speed limit of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) compared with the former 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).[15]The existing down main was remodelled to become the down loop line, used by trains stopping at South Ruislip station.
The bridge outside which carries the lines over Station Approach is lower than others locally at 11 feet 9 inches (3.58 m) and is often hit by high vehicles. Either side of it, false deck beams have been installed so the danger of any impacts causing damage to the bridge itself has been lessened.
Services
[edit]National Rail
[edit]National Railservices at South Ruislip are operated byChiltern Railways.
The station's weekday off-peak service pattern is unusual in that it's served by trains at different frequencies in each direction. The station is served by one train every two hours toLondon Maryleboneand one train per hour toHigh Wycombe.Services to and from London operate as stopping services calling at most stations. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.[16]
On weekends, the service is increased to hourly in each direction and northbound services are extended beyond High Wycombe to and fromAylesburyviaPrinces Risborough.
London Underground
[edit]The typical off-peakLondon Undergroundservice on theCentral linein trains per hour is:[17]
- 9 tph toWest Ruislip
- 9 tph toEpping
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 12 tph in each direction.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Chiltern Railways | ||||
 London Underground
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| Ruislip Gardens towardsWest Ruislip
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Central line | Northolt | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway | ||||
| Great Western Railway | ||||
Connections
[edit]London Busesroutes114andE7serve the station.
References
[edit]- ^"Station Usage Data"(CSV).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018.Transport for London.23 September 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 14 January 2023.Retrieved11 October2023.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019.Transport for London.23 September 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 9 November 2020.Retrieved9 November2020.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020.Transport for London.16 April 2021.Retrieved1 January2022.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021.Transport for London.12 July 2022.Retrieved7 September2022.
- ^"Station Usage Data"(XLSX).Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022.Transport for London.4 October 2023.Retrieved10 October2023.
- ^abcde"Estimates of station usage".Rail statistics.Office of Rail Regulation.Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^"National Rail Enquiries — Station Facilities for South Ruislip".National Rail Enquiries.Retrieved11 January2009.
- ^Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 72
- ^Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford page 124
- ^Edwards 1985, p. 36
- ^Pearson, Lynn (20 November 2007)."A period of extraordinary fecundity: a survey of postwar murals"(PDF).p. 6. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 March 2012.Retrieved24 April2013.(paper based onPearson, Lynn (2007). "Roughcast textures with cosmic overtones: a survey of British murals, 1945-80".Decorative Arts Society Journal.31:117–137.)
- ^Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Ruislip and Beaconsfield reduced".Railway Magazine.120(877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248.ISSN0033-8923.
- ^Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services".Railway Magazine.120(877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248.ISSN0033-8923.
- ^"Planning Application to Hillingdon Borough Council for revised railway track layout at Northolt Junction"(PDF).London: Chiltern Railways. 23 February 2010. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 September 2011.Retrieved27 August2010.
- ^Table 115National Railtimetable, May 2023
- ^"Central Line Timetable".Transport for London.Retrieved15 September2023.
- Bibliography
- Edwards, Dennis. F. (1985)Bygone Ruislip and Uxbridge.Chichester: Phillimore & Co.ISBN0-85033-592-2
External links
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