West Acton tube station

West Acton station stands on the Central line’s Ealing Broadway branch, between Ealing Broadway and North Acton. It is the only intermediate stop on that stretch and is a Grade II listed building. The station sits in London fare zone 3, close to the Piccadilly line’s North Ealing station. Queens Drive leads from the western end of the platform to North Ealing, a walk of 550 metres. The station opened on 5 November 1923, built by the Great Western Railway. Central line trains began using the line in August 1920 after the GWR finished freight services in April 1917. Steam freight trains ran through West Acton until 1938, when tracks were moved further east. The present building was designed by GWR architect Brian Lewis and completed in November 1940. Visitors find a quiet station with a single island platform and two tracks. The Grade II listed structure shows the influence of the Great Western Railway’s interwar style. Buses on route 218 stop nearby, linking the area to Ealing and beyond. The surroundings are residential, with Queens Drive offering a short walk to North Ealing station on the Piccadilly line.