The
Central Line is the longest single line on the
London Underground, running from
Essex in the north-east, through the
City of London and the
City of Westminster, and out to
Ealing Broadway in the west and
West Ruislip in the east. Marked in
red on the standard
tube map, and by convention marked as dead straight east-to-west from
Chancery Lane to
Ealing Broadway. There was formerly a branch further into Essex, to
Ongar, but it closed some years ago, and was the subject of a failed attempt at a
preserved railway. It now looks very much as though that section of the line will not re-open.
Apologies to iain, whose WU this one supersedes, though only barely.
On this map, east is at the top. The overall look of the Central Line is U-shaped, with
Central London at the bottom of the 'U'.
Epping
|
Theydon Bois
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Debden
|
Loughton
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Buckhurst Hill
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| /--Roding Valley------Chigwell
| / \
| / \
Woodford \
| Grange Hill
South Woodford |
| Hainault
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Snaresbrook Fairlop
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| Barkingside
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| Newbury Park
| /
| Gants Hill
| Wanstead-----Redbridge-----/
| /
| /
| /
|/
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Leytonstone
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Leyton
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Stratford
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Mile End
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Bethnal Green
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Liverpool Street
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Bank
|
St. Paul's
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Chancery Lane
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Holborn
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Tottenham Court Road
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Oxford Circus
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Bond Street
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Marble Arch
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Lancaster Gate
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Queensway
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Notting Hill Gate
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Holland Park
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Shepherd's Bush
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White City
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East Acton
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North Acton
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/ \
/ \
/ \
West Acton Hanger Lane
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Ealing Broadway \
Perivale
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Greenford
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Northolt
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South Ruislip
|
Ruislip Gardens
|
West Ruislip
Interchange with the
Jubilee Line at
Stratford and
Bond Street; with the
Docklands Light Railway at
Stratford and
Bank/
Monument; with the
Hammersmith and City Line at
Mile End and
Liverpool Street; with the
District Line at
Mile End,
Bank/
Monument,
Notting Hill Gate and
Ealing Broadway; with the
Metropolitan Line at
Liverpool Street; with the
Circle Line at
Liverpool Street,
Bank/Monument and
Notting Hill Gate; with the
Northern Line at
Bank and
Tottenham Court Road; with the
Waterloo and City Line at
Bank; with the
Piccadilly Line at
Holborn; and with the
Victoria Line and the
Bakerloo Line at
Oxford Circus.
National Rail connections at
Stratford,
Liverpool Street,
Ealing Broadway,
Greenford,
South Ruislip and
West Ruislip.