Hammersmith tube station is a London Underground station in Hammersmith. It is the western terminus of the Hammersmith & City Line, next to Goldhawk Road, and is on the District Line line between Barons Court and Ravenscourt Park, and on the Piccadilly Line between Barons Court and Turnham Green. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2. Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... Hammersmith is a town in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... Goldhawk Road Tube station, part of the London underground subway system, is located in northern Hammersmith, just on the edge of Shepherds Bush Green. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... Barons Court Tube Station Barons Court is a station on the Piccadilly and District lines of the London Underground in England. ... Ravenscourt Park is a station on the District Line, in Travelcard Zone 2. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ... Barons Court Tube Station Barons Court is a station on the Piccadilly and District lines of the London Underground in England. ... Turnham Green tube station is a London Underground tube station, served by the District Line and (during off-peak hours) by the Piccadilly Line. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

The station was redeveloped in the early 1990s to include a large modern bus terminal and a shopping centre. During the restoration sections of the original booking hall were excavated. The tiling, which included a decorative mosaic of Hammersmith Bridge, was restored, and can now be seen in the station's North ticket hall. Rowing crews racing under Hammersmith Bridge Hammersmith Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames in west London, and lies just south of the Hammersmith town centre area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the north side of the river. ...

There used to be a link from the Hammersmith & City Line to the District Line near the current Hammersmith station. There was another station, Hammersmith Grove Road, on the connection.

The 2003 Derailment

The Tunnel just outside the station was the location of a train derailment on the Picadilly Line on 17th October 2003 when the wheels of the last carriage left the tracks. There were no injuries, but there was some damage to rails and sleepers. A report from the subsequent investigation, with input from maintenance contractors Metronet, London Underground, rail unions and rail consultants, determined that the direct cause was a broken rail, and suggested that this resulted from outdated specifications for track inspection, resourcing and equipment. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Metronet is one of the three private operators of the London Underground under a public-private partnership arrangement. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) is a British trade union. ...

The rail that snapped was on the outside of a curved section of track. It had been turned around by London Underground in 2001, because of corrosion on its inner face, so that what had been its running side was positioned on the outside of the curve. This meant that what had been the running side - the corroded section - was now under tension. Corrosion - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...

The combination of corrosion and the forces exerted on it by trains led to the rail snapping. Ultrasonic inspection equipment specified for track inspections was unable to detect outside face cracks of the type thought to have led to the break. Metronet indicated that it would respond to the incident by using different ultrasound detection equipment, increasing the frequency of track inspections, and preferentially replacing rails rather than turning them around. Ultrasound is sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, approximately 20 kilohertz. ... Metronet is one of the three private operators of the London Underground under a public-private partnership arrangement. ...

Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... Goldhawk Road Tube station, part of the London underground subway system, is located in northern Hammersmith, just on the edge of Shepherds Bush Green. ... Turnham Green tube station is a London Underground tube station, served by the District Line and (during off-peak hours) by the Piccadilly Line. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ... Barons Court Tube Station Barons Court is a station on the Piccadilly and District lines of the London Underground in England. ... Ravenscourt Park is a station on the District Line, in Travelcard Zone 2. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ...