West Kensington tube station
West Kensington  | |
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  West Kensington Location of West Kensington in Greater London | |
| Location | West Kensington |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Station code | WEK[1] |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 |  4.51 million[2] |
| 2019 |  4.87 million[3] |
| 2020 | 2.10 million[4] |
| 2021 | 2.03 million[5] |
| 2022 | 3.61 million[6] |
| Key dates | |
| 9 September 1874 | Opened (DR) |
| 5 May 1878 | Started "Super Outer Circle" (Midland) |
| 30 September 1880 | Ended "Super Outer Circle" |
| 14 July 1965 | Goods yard closed[7] |
| Other information | |
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| Coordinates | 51°29′27″N 0°12′23″W / 51.4908°N 0.2063°W |
 London transport portal | |
West Kensington is a
The station is between
The station is situated in a cutting with the ticket office at street level.
History
The station was opened by the
On 5 May 1878, The
The entrance building was rebuilt in 1927. The design, by Charles Holden, uses similar materials and finishes to those Holden used for the Northern line's Morden extension opened in 1926.
In 2009, because of financial constraints, TfL decided to stop work on a project to provide step-free access at West Kensington and five other stations, on the grounds that these are relatively quiet stations and some are already one or two stops away from an existing step-free station.
Services
The off-peak service pattern is:
- 6 trains per hour to Ealing Broadway
- 6 tph to Richmond
- 12 tph to Upminster.
Connections
References
- ^ "Station Codes" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ISSN 0306-8617.
- ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London
- ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^ "Disability and Deaf Equality Scheme (DES) 2009-2012". TfL. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "TfL wastes £64million abandoning disabled access plans on the Tube". Evening Standard. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
External links
- London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
- Tube Professional's Rumour Network - Lillie Bridge depot
| Preceding station |  London Underground
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Following station | ||
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| Barons Court towards Ealing Broadway or Richmond
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District line | Earl's Court towards Upminster or High Street Kensington
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| Former service | ||||
| Hammersmith towards St Pancras
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Midland Railway (1878–1880)
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Earl's Court Terminus
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