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History

The beginnings

Although the Central London Railway was incorporated in 1891 for a line between Shepherd's Bush and Bank (with an extension to Liverpool Street authorised in 1892) the time for completion had to be extended twice (1894, 1899); and it was not until 27 June 1900 that it was formally opened, a month before public traffic began to use the railway on 30 July, to Bank station. The railway was initially operated by electric locomotives hauling a train of trailer cars. The distinctive station buildings, few of which survive, were designed by the architect Harry Bell Measures. 1900 Map showing location of Shepherds Bush Central Line station close to Shepherds Bush Green Shepherds Bush is a London Underground station. ... For the station called Monument on the Tyne and Wear Metro, see Monument Metro station Bank and Monument are interlinked stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. ... Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry Bell Measures (1862 - 1940) was architect for a number of English improved housing developments for working men, such as the Rowton Houses in London and Birmingham. ...

The railway has had a chequered history. Although the tunnels were bored with the unusual diameter of 3.56 metres (11 feet 8¼ inches), they were not well aligned and it was discovered that the rolling stock, which was already smaller than would be expected for this size of tunnel, would not fit. It is rumoured that the engineers forgot to take into account the height of the rails above the tunnel floor. The problem was remedied by a combination of replacing the bullhead running rails with lower profile bridge rails, and shortening the springs on the rolling stock. The locomotives caused considerable problems with vibration as they weighed 48 long tons (49 tonnes), most of which was unsprung. A long ton is the name used in the US for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as used (alongside the metric system) in the United Kingdom and to some extent in other Commonwealth countries. ...

In the late 1930s the tunnels were expanded and realigned and the stations lengthened. In 1940, the line was converted to the standard tube four rail electrification. Because of the manner in which tunnel had been enlarged, it was no longer round and for clearance reasons the positive rail within the original tunnels had to be of an unusual shape with the top contact surface 40 mm (1½ inches) higher than normal. This is still the situation today, and the extra height can be observed at most deep-level stations, where the insulating 'pots' stand on small cement mounds. Trains between Liverpool Street and White City must have special positive collectors that can lift higher than normal. In turn the current Central Line stock cannot run on any other line, partly because they are operated by Automatic Train operation, have no trip-cocks, and would interfere with other signalling equipment. There are also clearance problems with the gearboxes. Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ...

One legacy of the line's building is that the sections under the City were built to follow the geography of the streets above, rather than underneath buildings, to take advantage of the free wayleave offered by the government. As a result there are many sharp bends and curves between Chancery Lane, Bank and Liverpool Street, leaving this section of the line particularly prone to derailments. At Bank station, the Central Line platform stations are so tightly curved it is not possible to see one end of the platform from the other and the traditional "Mind The Gap" message is particularly stressed here. The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ... A Mind the gap sign in the tube station at Charing Cross, London. ...

For several years from the outset a uniform fare of two pence was adopted: the railway was popularly known as the "Twopenny Tube". In July 1907 graduated fares of two pence and three pence were introduced: a one penny fare was added in 1909. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Former rolling stock

When opened in 1900, the railway was operated by electric locomotives hauling coaches. The coaches were fitted with gates at each end, similar to those used on the City and South London Railway and the Glasgow Subway. The locomotives, with a large unsprung weight, proved highly unsatisafactory and the cause of considerable vibration. They were replaced as early as 1903 with motor cars, with the existing coaching stock being adapted to run as trailers within newly formed electric multiple units. C&SLR locomotive number 13, preserved at Londons Transport Museum Depot, 2005 The interior of C&SLR locomotive number 13 The City & South London Railway (C&SLR), known as City of London & Southwark Subway for a time prior to its opening, is considered to be the first real deep... An Inner Circle train arrives at West Street station. ... A classic Belgian multiple unit of type 74 A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...

By the 1920s the rolling stock was in need of modernisation or replacement. Given that the then-new Standard Stock was too large to work in the line's tunnels, it was decided to modernise the existing fleet. The end gates were removed and replaced by an extension to the passenger accommodation. Two air operated single-leaf sliding doors were inserted into both sides of each carriage. Reconstruction work was carried out by the Union Construction Company at Feltham. A Standard Stock driving motor car built in 1934 at Londons Transport Museum depot The Standard Stock title was applied to a variety of Tube stock built between 1923-34, which shared the same basic characteristics, but with some detailed differences. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Additional trains were purchased for the opening of the Wood Lane to Ealing Broadway extension in 1920. These were also temporarily used on the Watford extension of the Bakerloo Line. Ealing Broadway is a main line and London Underground railway station, in Ealing. ... The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ...

The 1900/03 stock and 1920 stock were finally withdrawn from service in 1939. With the enlargement of the tunnels and modification of the electrical supply, Standard Stock (displaced from the Northern Line by new 1938 Stock) was operated - eventually as 8-car trains following platform extensions. The 1900 Tube Stock were originally built as trailers for use with electric locomotives. ... The 1920 Tube Stock was composed of forty cars built by Cammell Laird in Nottingham, England. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... A 1938 tube stock train preserved at the Londons Transport Museum depot in 2005 British Rail Class 483, no. ...

The Standard Stock became increasingly unreliable during the 1950s. Some had been stored during World War II pending the opening of extensions. Plans for replacement (using a production version of the prototype 1960 Stock) were abandoned; new trains of 1962 Stock (virtually identical to the tried and tested 1959 Stock) were ordered instead. These operated until their replacement by 1992 Stock in the early 1990s. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The London Underground 1960 Stock was a class of electric multiple unit designed for the London Underground Central Line It was built by Cravens of Sheffield, initially to run on the main Central line. ... The 1962 Tube Stock is a type of London Underground tube train, which was built for use on the Central Line. ... Categories: Rail stubs | London Underground Rolling Stock | Multiple Units ...

The Epping-Ongar branch was not electrified until 1957, prior to which the service was operated on behalf of London Transport by British Railways using steam hauled coaches. Upon electrification, two-car sets of 1935 Stock were initially used, later replaced by 4-car sets of 1962 Stock specially modified to cope with the limited current. The section closed in 1994 - see Epping Ongar Railway. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The London Transport Executive (LTE), commonly known as London Transport, was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, United Kingdom and its environs from 1948-1963. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... London Underground 1935 Stock was an experimental train design won by Crompton Parkinson and 12 two car units (marshalled into 4 six car trains) were eventually built. ... The Epping Ongar Railway operates on a preserved railway along the final section of the old Great Eastern Railway and London Underground Central Line branch line between Epping and Ongar, with an intermediate station at North Weald. ...

Extensions of the line

1908

Extended in the west by means of a loop to Wood Lane Exhibition Station in 1908 for the Franco-British Exhibition.

1912

Extended eastwards to Liverpool Street.

1920

In the west, a short connecting link was made from Wood Lane station to join the Great Western Railway (GWR)-operated line, the Ealing and Shepherd’s Bush Railway, allowing trains to run to Ealing.

1935

As part of the New Works Programme 1935–40, announced in June 1935, London Transport proposed works to extend the Central Line as follows:

• "to construct and electrify two additional GWR tracks from North Acton to Ruislip, allowing Central Line trains from Wood Lane to use the line;

An extension beyond West Ruislip to Denham was also planned (and shown on tube maps of the period) but was abandoned, along with the Northern Heights extensions of the Northern Line, due to the Green Belt. 1900 Map showing location of Central London Railways Wood Lane depot before construction of Wood Lane station Wood Lane tube station is a disused station on the Central Line of the London Underground. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Franco-British Exhibition (1908) was held in area now called White City. ... Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Ealing Broadway is a main line and London Underground railway station, in Ealing. ... The New Works Programme, 1935 - 1940 of London Transport was the major investment programme delivered by the London Passenger Transport Board, commonly known as London Transport. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... North Acton is a London Underground station in Acton in North West London. ... West Ruislip is a London Underground and National Rail station in Ruislip in north London. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ...

• "to construct a tube railway in continuation of the Central London Line from Liverpool Street eastwards to points where it will connect with the Loughton and Grange Hill lines (probably near Leyton and Newbury Park so as to permit running through trains to stations in the West End of London and beyond without passing over the congested LNER (London and North Eastern Railway) lines at Stratford and Ilford"

Although the works of the latter were completed by the outbreak of war the opening was delayed, and the section, safer as it was from bombing, was used as a long, narrow, munitions factory by the Plessey company. The branch opened in December 1946 as far as Stratford (with trains continuing empty through the new tube tunnels to a temporary reversing facility at Drapers Field, in the cutting south of Leyton), with the line beyond Stratford opening to passengers in 1947, and the link to Ilford closed. BR trains continued to access the line via a link from Temple Mills East to Leyton. These included the BR locomotives and stock for the Epping - Ongar shuttle (until electrification in 1957), freight trains to sidings (including Fairlop, Barkingside, Buckhurst Hill, Theydon Bois, South Woodford, Loughton, North Weald, and Ongar) until the mid-1960s, and early-morning and late-night trains between Liverpool Street and Epping (latterly formed by DMUs, and last running on 31 May 1970). This section of line now forms a loop and there are some through services to Woodford via Hainault.

1949

Extended to Epping, when London Transport took over the line from British Railways.

1957

Extended from Epping to Ongar, taking over from British Railways.

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Epping to Ongar branch

Although electrification of this section had begun under the 1935/40 New Works Programme (see above), the line remained steam-hauled (though from 16-27 June 1952 an experimental ACV/BUT three-car lightweight railcar set operated part of the shuttle service Monday-Friday) until 18 November 1957. From that date two-and three-car tube trains were used on the branch. The power supply being limited, it was not possible to work through trains to and from London, and the line remained a branch, though the shuttle service initially operated between Ongar and Loughton. Expected levels of passenger use never materialised, and the line became a heavy loss maker, and was closed on 30 September 1994 and sold to the Pilot Group. The direct connection to Epping was lifted soon after closure, but the remaining section of the branch stayed intact. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

A heritage passenger service started operation in October 2004. A train runs between North Weald and Ongar (not stopping at the old Blake Hall station, because it is in private residence) on Sundays, with a possible extension to Epping in the future. At present, a bus service provides connections between trains and Epping Tube station. See Epping Ongar Railway. A scene on a heritage railway. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Epping Ongar Railway operates on a preserved railway along the final section of the old Great Eastern Railway and London Underground Central Line branch line between Epping and Ongar, with an intermediate station at North Weald. ...

2003 derailment and closure

A Central Line train derailed at Chancery Lane on 25 January 2003, injuring 32 passengers, after a traction motor became detached from the train and fell onto the track. The entire line was closed whilst the cause of the failure was determined and appropriate modifications made to the trains. The line was then re-opened in stages. By late March 2003 a limited service was running on the eastern and western extremities of the line, with the central section still closed. Services resumed over that central section on 3 April and to all stations (albeit at a reduced frequency) on 12 April, with a full service by the end of the month. The initial closure also extended to the Waterloo & City Line which uses the same "1992 tube stock" trains, but this line, being far shorter - with only two stops and far fewer trains - reopened quickly. Chancery Lane tube station platform, eastbound Chancery Lane tube station platform, with arriving Central Line train Chancery Lane is a London Underground station in central London. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... The Waterloo & City Line is a short underground metro line in London, formally opened on 11 July 1898. ...

A more minor derailment occurred on a set of points at the London end of the westbound platform at White City on 11 May 2004, but there were no reported injuries. White City tube station is a station of the London Underground on the Central Line, which lies just a short distance north of the disused Wood Lane tube station. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current trains

A train of 1992 tube stock approaching Roding Valley station on the Central Line.

A 1992 tube stock train terminating at Loughton Station.

In common with virtually all other Underground lines, the Central Line is worked by a single type of rolling stock. The 1992 Tube Stock was introduced gradually from April 1993 to 17 February 1995, and was the first in London to introduce automated announcement of the next station and connections available. The 1992 stock is painted in the standard red, white and blue Underground livery. The 1992 stock on the line runs in 8-car sets. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2987x2058, 3164 KB) Summary A train of 1992 Tube Stock approaches Roding Valley station on the Central Line. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2987x2058, 3164 KB) Summary A train of 1992 Tube Stock approaches Roding Valley station on the Central Line. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 623 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 623 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Categories: Rail stubs | London Underground Rolling Stock | Multiple Units ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1996 the line was fitted with Automatic Train Operation, and this was brought into service in sections over the next few years.

Map

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Stations

In order from west to east. Note that the station names in italics are no longer on the Central line

West Ruislip branch

• Terminus: West Ruislip, opened 21 November 1948 (as West Ruislip (for Ickenham)); the suffix was later dropped.
• Ruislip Gardens, opened 21 November 1948.
• South Ruislip, opened 21 November 1948.
• Northolt, opened 21 November 1948.
• Greenford, opened 30 June 1947.
• Perivale, opened 30 June 1947.
• Hanger Lane, opened 30 June 1947.

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Ealing Broadway branch

this was the main line until the post-war extensions

• Terminus: Ealing Broadway, opened 3 August 1920.
• West Acton, opened 5 November 1923.

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• North Acton, opened 5 November 1923; from here Central Line tracks are used.
• East Acton, opened 3 August 1920.
• White City, opened 23 November 1947.
• Wood Lane, opened 14 May 1908; closed 22 November 1947.
• Shepherd's Bush, opened 30 July 1900.
• Holland Park, opened 30 July 1900.
• Notting Hill Gate, opened 30 July 1900.
• Queensway, opened 30 July 1900 (as Queens Road); renamed 1 September 1946.
• Lancaster Gate, opened 30 July 1900.
• Marble Arch, opened 30 July 1900.
• Bond Street, opened 24 September 1900.
• Oxford Circus, opened 30 July 1900.
• Tottenham Court Road, opened 22 June 1907 (as Oxford Street); renamed 9 March 1908.
• British Museum, opened 30 July 1900; closed 24 September 1933.
• Holborn, opened 25 September 1933 (as Holborn (Kingsway)); the suffix was later dropped.
• Chancery Lane, opened 30 July 1900; renamed Chancery Lane (Grays Inn) 25 June 1934; the suffix was later dropped.
• St. Paul's, opened 30 July 1900 (as Post Office); renamed 1 February 1937.
• Bank, opened 30 July 1900.
• Liverpool Street, opened 28 July 1912.
• Bethnal Green, opened 4 December 1946.
• Mile End, opened 4 December 1946.
• Stratford , first served 4 December 1946.
• Leyton, first served 5 May 1947.
• Leytonstone, first served 5 May 1947.

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Queensway is a London Underground station, just inside the boundary of the City of Westminster with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Entrance Lancaster Gate is a London Underground station located on Bayswater Road in Bayswater (City of Westminster), to the north of Kensington Gardens. ... July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Oxford Circus, on the right you can see the tube-sign. ... July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Tottenham Court Road is a station on the London Underground, serving as an interchange between the Central Line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern Line. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 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Woodford branch

• Wanstead, opened 14 December 1947.
• Redbridge, opened 14 December 1947.
• Gants Hill, opened 14 December 1947.
• Newbury Park, first served 14 December 1947.
• Barkingside, first served 31 May 1948.
• Fairlop, first served 31 May 1948.
• Hainault, first served 31 May 1948.

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• Grange Hill, first served 21 November 1948.
• Chigwell, first served 21 November 1948.
• Roding Valley, first served 21 November 1948.

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Ongar branch (now Epping Branch)

• Snaresbrook, first served 14 December 1947.
• South Woodford, first served 14 December 1947 (as South Woodford (George Lane)); renamed 1950.
• Terminus for Woodford branch: Woodford , first served 14 December 1947.

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• Buckhurst Hill, first served 21 November 1948.
• Loughton, first served 21 November 1948.
• Debden, first served 25 September 1949.
• Theydon Bois, first served 25 September 1949.
• Terminus: Epping , first served 25 September 1949.

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• North Weald, first served 25 September 1949; closed 30 September 1994.
• Blake Hall, first served 25 September 1949; closed: 31 October 1981.
• Ongar, first served 25 September 1949; closed 30 September 1994.

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Future

Later this year, Shepherd's Bush station will become an interchange with the national rail network (and subsequently London Overground) due to the opening of Shepherd's Bush railway station. London Overground [1] is the network of rail services in London, United Kingdom to be provided by the London Rail division of Transport for London (TfL) from 11 November 2007. ... Shepherds Bush is a railway station which is currently under construction and expected to open in early 2007. ...

There are plans for the line to interchange with three tram networks:

1. with the Cross River Tram at Holborn
2. with the West London Tram at Ealing Broadway and Shepherd's Bush, and
3. if the Oxford Street Tram is constructed, there is the possibility of interchanges at Marble Arch, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road and Holborn.

Further into the future, there is a possibility of another interchange with London Overground due to the currently under-construction Shoreditch High Street station which will lie above the Central line. However, whether a station is built will depend on the cost and the amount of disruption it will cause for people travelling to and from the City ^[1]. The Cross River Tram, or Cross River Transit, is a proposed tram system in London to connect Camden Town to Kings Cross, Peckham and Brixton. ... Holborn tube station Decorated metal panels on Central Line platforms at Holborn, near the British Museum. ... London Transport Portal The West London Tram is a proposed on-street light rail line running along the Uxbridge Road corridor in West London, England. ... Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station, in Ealing in west London. ... Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. ... Categories: Jubilee Line stations | Central Line stations | London Underground stubs | Crossrail ... Oxford Circus, on the right you can see the tube-sign. ... Tottenham Court Road is a station on the London Underground, serving as an interchange between the Central Line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern Line. ... Shoreditch High Street railway station is a railway station currently under construction in the London Borough of Hackney in London, United Kingdom. ...

By 2025 ^[2] it is planned that Crossrail 2 will have taken over the Epping branch ^[3]. The potential congestion relief this would cause, may mean that the Shoreditch High Street station is added to the Central line. 2025 (MMXXV) will be a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the similar scheme in Glasgow, see Glasgow Crossrail Crossrail is a project to build a new east-west railway connection under central London, with one connection to the west and two to the east. ...

External links

• Central Line - London Underground page with line facts and brief history
• Clive's Underground Line Guide
• Epping Ongar Railway - The company currently owning the Epping and Ongar branch and running trains on it.

References

1. ^ Always Touch Out on the effect of the East London line extension
2. ^ Crossrail official site
3. ^ PDF on the route options