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Encyclopedia > Wood Lane tube station

Wood Lane tube station is a disused station on the Central Line of the London Underground. It was built for the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 on a loop from Shepherd's Bush with a covered walkway to the Exhibition Halls. For the medical meaning of central line, see central line. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ... The Franco-British Exhibition (1908) was held in area now called White City. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Shepherds Bush is a London Underground station. ...


The station was closed in 1947 when White City tube station was opened a few hundred metres north. The front of the station remained until September 2003 when it was demolished to make way for the new White City shopping centre. 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... White City is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London in England. ...


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