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Line 38 ⟶ 39:
The line was opened as the [[Central London Railway]] in 1900, crossing central London on an east–west axis along the central shopping street of [[Oxford Street]] to the financial centre of the [[City of London]]. It was later extended to the western suburb of [[Ealing]]. In the 1930s, plans were created to expand the route into the new suburbs, taking over steam-hauled outer-suburban routes to the borders of London and beyond to the east. These projects were mostly realised after the [[Second World War]], when construction stopped and the unused tunnels were used as air-raid shelters and factories. However, suburban growth was limited by the [[Metropolitan Green Belt]]: of the planned expansions one (to {{rws|Denham}}, Buckinghamshire) was cut short and the eastern terminus of {{rws|Ongar}} ultimately closed in 1994 due to low patronage; part of this section between Epping and Ongar later became the [[Epping Ongar Railway]]. The Central line has mostly been operated by [[automatic train operation]] since a major refurbishment in the 1990s, although all trains still carry drivers. Many of its stations are of historic interest, from turn-of-the-century Central London Railway buildings in west London to post-war modernist designs on the West Ruislip and Hainault branches, as well as Victorian-era [[Eastern Counties Railway]] and [[Great Eastern Railway]] buildings east of {{stn|Stratford}}, from when the line to Epping was a rural branch line.
In terms of total passengers, the Central line is the
== History ==
Line 63 ⟶ 64:
===Post war===
[[File:Loughton station
Construction restarted after the war, and the western extension opened as far as Greenford in 1947{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=288}} and West Ruislip in 1948.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=294}} The powers to extend the line to Denham were never used due to post-war establishment of the [[Metropolitan Green Belt|Green Belt]] around London, which restricted development of land in the area.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=294}} The eastern extension opened as far as Stratford in December 1946, with trains continuing without passengers to reverse in the cutting south of Leyton.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=286}} In 1947, the line opened to Leytonstone, and then Woodford and Newbury Park.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=287, 291}} Stations from Newbury Park to Woodford via Hainault and from Woodford to Loughton were served by tube trains from 1948.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=294}} South of Newbury Park, the west-facing junction with the main line closed in the same year to allow expansion of Ilford carriage depot.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=291}} The extension transferred to London Underground management in 1949, when Epping began to be served by Central line trains. The single line to Ongar was served by a steam [[autotrain]] operated by British Rail (BR) until 1957, when the line was electrified.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|pp=295–297}} BR trains accessed the line via a link from Temple Mills East to Leyton.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=296}}
On 8 April 1953, 12 people were killed and 46 were injured as a result of a [[Stratford tube crash|rear-end collision]] in a tunnel just to the east of [[Stratford station]], caused by [[Motorman (locomotive)|driver]] error after a [[Railway signal|signal]] failure.<ref name="mcmullen-195332">{{cite report |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Stratford1953.pdf |title=Report on the Collision which occurred on 8th April 1953 near Stratford on the Central Line |last=McMullen |first=D. |author2=London Transport Executive |date=October 1953 |publisher=Her Majestry's Stationery Office |editor=Ministry of Transport |work=Railway Accidents}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |year=1953 |title=Tube Train Crash – Stratford |work=[[Pathé News]] |format=black & white newsreel |url=http://www.britishpathe.com/video/tube-train-crash-stratford |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604025001/http://www.britishpathe.com/video/tube-train-crash-stratford |archive-date=4 June 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The Central line stations east of Stratford kept their goods service for a time, being worked from [[Temple Mills]], with the Hainault loop stations served via Woodford.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=296}} The BR line south of Newbury Park closed in 1956{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=291}} and Hainault loop stations lost their goods service in 1965, the rest of the stations on the line following in 1966. Early morning passenger trains from Stratford (Liverpool Street on Sundays) ran to Epping or Loughton until 1970.{{sfn|Croome|Jackson|1993|p=347}} The single-track section from Epping to Ongar was electrified in 1957{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=149}} and then operated as a shuttle service using short tube trains. However, carrying only 100 passengers a day and losing money, the section closed in 1994, and is now used by the heritage [[Epping Ongar Railway]].{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=200}}
Line 81 ⟶ 84:
The single-track line north of Epping, which closed in 1994, is now the [[Epping Ongar Railway|Epping Ongar]] [[heritage railway]]. {{As of|2013|5}} shuttle services operate at weekends between North Weald and Ongar and North Weald and [[Coopersale]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eorailway.co.uk/your-visit/timetables-and-fares/ |title=Timetable |publisher= Epping Ongar Railway |date=29 May 2013 |access-date=29 May 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171022040053/http://eorailway.co.uk/your-visit/timetables-and-fares/ |archive-date=22 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> These do not call at [[Blake Hall tube station|Blake Hall]], as the station platform was removed by London Transport after the station closed, and the remaining building is now a private residence.
The section between [[Leyton tube station|Leyton]] and just south of [[Loughton tube station|Loughton]] is the oldest railway alignment in use on the current London Underground system, having been opened on 22 August 1856 by the [[Eastern Counties Railway]] (ECR). Loughton to [[Epping tube station|Epping]] was opened on 24 April 1865 by the ECR's successor, the [[Great Eastern Railway]] (GER), along with the section to Ongar. The [[Hainault Loop]] was originally the greater part of the [[Fairlop Loop]] opened by the GER on 1 May 1903.{{sfn|Brown|2012}}
The line has three junctions:
Line 98 ⟶ 101:
=== Open stations ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Station
! rowspan="2" | Image
! colspan="2" | Distance between stations<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-08-14 |title=Distance between adjacent Underground stations - a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/distance_between_adjacent_underg |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=WhatDoTheyKnow |language=en}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" | Opened{{sfn|Rose|2007}} or services started
! rowspan="2" | Branch
! rowspan="2" class=unsortable | Notes
|-
! km
! mi
|-
| [[
| [[File: | {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Ruislip branch
| Connects with [[National Rail]] services. Opened as Ruislip & Ickenham in 1906 by Great Western and Great Central Joint Committee (GW&GCJC), renamed West Ruislip (for Ickenham) in 1947; the suffix was later dropped.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=152}}
|-
| [[
| [[File:Ruislip Gardens stn entrance.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|2.04|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Ruislip branch
| Opened in 1934 by GW&GCJC, main line services withdrawn 1958.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=117}}
|-
|[[
| [[File:South Ruislip stn building.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.86|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Ruislip branch
| Connects with National Rail services. Opened as Northolt Junction by GW&GCJC in 1908, renamed South Ruislip & Northolt Junction in 1932, and renamed in 1947.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=126}}
|-
|[[
| [[File:Northolt station building.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|2.28|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Ruislip branch
| Replaced a nearby GWR station that had opened in 1907.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=126}}
|-
|[[Greenford station|Greenford]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Greenford station entrance.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.78|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|6|30}}
| Ruislip branch
| Connects with National Rail services to [[West Ealing railway station|West Ealing]] (in bay platform). GWR station opened in 1904.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=64}} The station was the last one to retain a wooden escalator, replaced in 2014 by the first [[incline lift]] on the Underground.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Incline lift at Greenford Tube station is UK first |url= https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/october/uk-first-as-incline-lift-opens-at-greenford-tube-station |date=20 October 2015 |access-date=23 March 2021 |publisher= Transport for London |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160629225202/https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/october/uk-first-as-incline-lift-opens-at-greenford-tube-station |archive-date=29 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Perivale tube station|Perivale]]
| [[File:Perivale station building.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.69|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|6|30}}
| Ruislip branch
| Opened by GWR as "Perivale Halt" in 1904, closed 1915–20; Halt suffix lost in 1922.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=108}}
|-
|[[Hanger Lane tube station|Hanger Lane]]
| [[File:Hanger Lane stn building.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|2.10|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|6|30}}
| Ruislip branch ||
|- style="border-top:4px solid #ccc"
|[[Ealing Broadway station|Ealing Broadway]] {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
| [[File:Ealing Broadway stn 8th May 2022 02.jpg| | {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1920|08|3}}
| Ealing branch
| Connects with [[District line]], [[Elizabeth line]] and National Rail services. Opened by [[District Railway]] in 1879, link to main-line station opened in 1965/6.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=42}}
|-
|[[West Acton tube station|West Acton]]
| [[File:West Acton stn building.JPG| | {{cvt|1.53|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1923|11|5}}
| Ealing branch ||
|- style="border-top:4px solid #ccc"
| rowspan="2" |[[North Acton tube station|North Acton]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:North Acton stn entrance.JPG| |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1923|11|5}}
|
| rowspan="2" | GWR station opened in 1904, moved to its current position in 1913 and closed in 1947.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=97}} |-
|{{cvt|1.77|km|disp=table}} {{smalldiv|from West Acton}}
|-
|[[
| [[File:East Acton Tube Station.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.11|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1920|08|3}}
| Main route
| Right-hand running ends some distance southeast of the station from White City.
|-
|[[White City tube station|White City]]
| [[File:White City stn entrance2.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|2.06|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|11|23}}
| Main route ||Connects with [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]] and [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] lines from [[Wood Lane tube station|Wood Lane]]. Trains run right-handed through this station
|-
|[[Shepherd's Bush tube station|Shepherd's Bush]] {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
| [[File:Shepherd's Bush tube stn eastern entrance.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.16|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route
| Connects with [[London Overground]] and [[National Rail]] services from [[Shepherd's Bush railway station|Shepherd's Bush National Rail station]]. Refurbished in 2008. To the west of the station, right-hand running starts en route to White City.
|-
|[[Holland Park tube station|Holland Park]]
| [[File:Holland Park stn building.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.87|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||
|-
|[[
| [[File:Notting_Hill_Gate_tube_entrance_2020_south.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.61|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||Connects with [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]] and [[District line|District]] lines.
|-
|[[
| [[File:Queensway tube station.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.69|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||Opened as Queens Road; renamed 1 September 1946
|-
|[[
| [[File:Lancaster Gate stn entrance.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.90|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||
|-
|[[Marble Arch tube station|Marble Arch]]
| [[File:Marble Arch Underground Station.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.20|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||
|-
|[[Bond Street tube station|Bond Street]] {{Access icon}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}}
| [[File:Bond_Street_station_-_entrance_on_Marylebone_Lane.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.55|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|9|24}}
| Main route
| Connects with [[Jubilee line]] and [[Elizabeth line]], the latter since 24 October 2022.
|-
|[[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus]]
| [[File:Oxford Circus tube station - Central Line Entrance.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.66|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||Connects with [[Bakerloo line|Bakerloo]] and [[Victoria line|Victoria]] lines.
|-
|[[Tottenham Court Road tube station|Tottenham Court Road]] {{Access icon}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}}
| [[File:Tottenham_court_underground_station.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.58|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route
| Connects with [[Northern line]] and [[Elizabeth line]], the latter since 24 May 2022. Opened as Oxford Street; renamed 9 March 1908.
|-
|[[Holborn tube station|Holborn]]
| [[File:Holborn Tube Station - April 2006.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.88|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1933|9|25}}
| Main route ||Originally opened as a [[Piccadilly line]] station on 15 December 1906, Central line platforms opened later and station renamed Holborn (Kingsway); the suffix was later dropped.
|-
|[[
| [[File:Chancery Lane stn northeast entrance.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.40|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route
| Renamed Chancery Lane (Gray's Inn) 25 June 1934; the suffix was later dropped
|-
|[[St Paul's tube station|St Paul's]]
| [[File:St Paul's stn entrance2.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.03|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||Opened as Post Office; renamed 1 February 1937. Interchangeable from [[City Thameslink]] from walking distance.
|-
|[[
| [[File:Bankwbankofengland.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.74|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1900|7|30}}
| Main route ||Connects with [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]], [[District line|District]], [[Northern line|Northern]] and [[Waterloo & City line|Waterloo & City]] lines and [[Docklands Light Railway|DLR]].
|-
|[[Liverpool Street station|Liverpool Street]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
| [[File:Liverpool Street Underground concourse entr.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|0.74|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1912|7|28}}
| Main route ||Connects with [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]], [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] and [[Metropolitan line|Metropolitan]] lines, [[London Overground]], Elizabeth line and National Rail services.
|-
|[[
| [[File:Bethnal Green stn southwest entrance.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|2.27|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1946|12|4}}
| Main route ||
|-
|[[Mile End tube station|Mile End]]
| [[File:Mile End stn entrance.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.64|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1946|12|4}}
| Main route ||[[Cross-platform interchange]] with [[District line|District]] and [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] lines. Opened in 1902 for District Railway services.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=92}}
|-
|[[Stratford station|Stratford]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{rail-interchange|london|dlr}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Stratford_station_(7028902411).jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|2.83|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1946|12|4}}
| Main route
| Connects with [[Jubilee line]], [[London Overground]], [[Docklands Light Railway|DLR]], Elizabeth line with cross-platform interchange and National Rail services. Opened by [[Eastern Counties Railway]] (ECR) in 1839.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=160}}
|-
|[[
| [[File:Leyton stn building.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|2.09|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|05|5}}
| Main route
| Opened as Low Leyton by ECR in 1856, renamed in 1868.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=86}}
|-
|[[Leytonstone tube station|Leytonstone]]
| [[File:Leytonstone_Station.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.62|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|05|5}}
| Main route
| Opened by ECR in 1856.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=87}}
|- style="border-top:4px solid #ccc"
|[[Wanstead tube station|Wanstead]]
| [[File:Wanstead_Underground_station,_entrance.jpg| | {{cvt|1.72|km|disp=table}} {{smalldiv|from Leytonstone}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}}
| Hainault loop
| Used during the war as an air-raid shelter and the tunnels as a munitions factory for Plessey electronics.
|-
|[[Redbridge tube station|Redbridge]]
| [[File:Redbridge station entrance east.JPG| | {{cvt|1.22|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}}
| Hainault loop
| During the war, the completed tunnels at Redbridge were used by the Plessey company as an aircraft parts factory.
|-
|[[Gants Hill tube station|Gants Hill]]
| [[File:Gants Hill stn southwest entrance.JPG| | {{cvt|1.27|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}}
| Hainault loop
| During the war, it was used as an air-raid shelter and the tunnels as a munitions factory for Plessey electronics.
|-
|[[Newbury Park tube station|Newbury Park]] {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Newbury Park Tube station.jpg| | {{cvt|2.36|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}}
| Hainault loop
| Opened 1903 on the GER Ilford to Woodford [[Fairlop Loop]] line.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=96}}
|-
|[[Barkingside tube station|Barkingside]]
| [[File:Barkingside station building.JPG| | {{cvt|1.11|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|5|31}} ||Hainault loop
| Opened 1903 on the GER Fairlop Loop, closed 1916–19.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=18}}
|-
|[[Fairlop tube station|Fairlop]]
| [[File:Fairlop station building.JPG| | {{cvt|1.22|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|5|31}} ||Hainault loop
| Opened 1903 on the GER Fairlop Loop.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=54}}
|-
|[[Hainault tube station|Hainault]] {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Hainault stn building.JPG| | {{cvt|0.75|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|5|31}} ||Hainault loop
| Opened 1903 on the GER Fairlop Loop, closed 1908–30.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=65}}
|-
|[[Grange Hill tube station|Grange Hill]]
| [[File:Grange Hill stn entr.JPG| | {{cvt|1.12|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Hainault loop
| Opened 1903 on the GER Fairlop Loop.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=63}}
|-
|[[Chigwell tube station|Chigwell]]
| [[File:Chigwell stn building.JPG| | {{cvt|1.32|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Hainault loop
| Opened 1903 on the GER Fairlop Loop.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=54}}
|-
|[[Roding Valley tube station|Roding Valley]] {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Roding Valley stn building.JPG| | {{cvt|2.28|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Hainault loop ||Trains continue to Woodford. Opened 1936 by the LNER on the Fairlop Loop.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=115}}
|- style="border-top:4px solid #ccc"
|[[Snaresbrook tube station|Snaresbrook]]
| [[File:Snaresbrook station building.JPG| | {{cvt|1.57|km|disp=table}} {{smalldiv|from Leytonstone}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}}
| Epping branch
| Opened as Snaresbrook & Wanstead by ECR in 1856, renamed Snaresbrook for Wanstead in 1929, renamed for the transfer to the Central line.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=86}}
|-
|[[South Woodford tube station|South Woodford]] {{Access icon}}
| [[File:South_Woodford_entrance_west.JPG|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.29|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}}
| Epping branch
| Opened by ECR in 1856 as George Lane, and renamed South Woodford (George Lane) in 1937, current name from 1950. "(George Lane)" still appears on some of the platform [[London Underground#Roundel|roundels]].{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=127}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Woodford Station.jpg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
| {{cvt|1.80|km|disp=table}} {{smalldiv|from South Woodford}}
| rowspan="2" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}}
| rowspan="2" |Epping branch/<br>Hainault loop
| rowspan="2" |Opened by ECR in 1856.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=87}}
|-
| {{cvt|1.33|km|disp=table}} {{smalldiv|from Roding Valley}}
|- style="border-top:4px solid #ccc"
|[[Buckhurst Hill tube station|Buckhurst Hill]] {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Buckhurst Hill stn building.JPG| | {{cvt|2.31|km|disp=table}} {{smalldiv|from Woodford}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Epping branch
| Opened as a single line by ECR in 1856, moved slightly when line doubled in 1881/2.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=27}}
|-
|[[Loughton tube station|Loughton]]
| [[File:Loughton station building.JPG| | {{cvt|1.83|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}}
| Epping branch
| Opened by ECR in 1856, moved when line was extended to Ongar in 1865, and again in 1940.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=87}}
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|[[Debden tube station|Debden]] {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Debden Tube Station.jpg| | {{cvt|2.02|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1949|9|25}}
| Epping branch
| Opened by GER in 1865 as Chigwell Road, renamed Chigwell Lane later the same year. Closed 1916–19, named changed when transferred to Central line.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=41}}
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|[[Theydon Bois tube station|Theydon Bois]]
| [[File:Theydon Bois stn building.JPG| | {{cvt|3.34|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1949|9|25}}
| Epping branch
| Opened by GER in 1865 as Theydon, renamed later the same year.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=134}}
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|[[Epping tube station|Epping]] {{Access icon}}
| [[File:Epping_station_building2.JPG| | {{cvt|2.54|km|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1949|9|25}}
| Epping branch
| Opened by GER in 1865.{{sfn|Leboff|1994|p=53}}
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Line 281 ⟶ 471:
In accordance with this plan, the first 8-car trains of [[London Underground 1992 Stock|1992 Stock]] entered service in 1993,{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=198}}<ref name="RSI">{{cite web |title=Rolling Stock Information Sheets |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/foi/Rolling_stock_Data_Sheet_2nd_Edition.pdf |access-date=26 November 2012 |publisher=London Underground |archive-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231025/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/foi/Rolling_stock_Data_Sheet_2nd_Edition.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and while the necessary signalling works for ATO were in progress, [[One person operation|One Person Operation]] (OPO) was phased in between 1993 and 1995.{{sfn|Day|Reed|2010|p=200}} [[Automatic train protection]] was commissioned from 1995 to 1997 and [[Automatic train operation|ATO]] from 1999 to 2001, with a centralised control centre in West London.<ref name="Line Facts" />
The trains are currently{{When|date=March 2024}} undergoing a refurbishment programme known as CLIP (Central Line Improvement Programme). The trains will have passenger information displays, wheelchair areas and CCTV installed. The programme, which includes updating motors, lighting, doors and seats, is being carried out at a new Train Modification Unit (TMU) in Acton and
=== Future rolling stock ===
Line 287 ⟶ 477:
In the mid 2010s, TfL began a process of ordering new rolling stock to replace trains on the Piccadilly, Central, Bakerloo and Waterloo & City lines.<ref name=":43">{{Cite web |date=October 2014 |title=New Tube for London - Feasibility Report |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/ntfl-feasibility-report.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014932/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/ntfl-feasibility-report.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=26 June 2022 |publisher=[[Transport for London]]}}</ref> TfL explained that the 1992 Stock used on the Central and Waterloo & City lines was significantly less reliable than more modern rolling stock.<ref name=":43" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=John |date=January 2017 |title=LU Train reliability |url=https://www.lurs.org.uk/02%20nov%2017%20LU%20TRAIN%20RELIABILITY.pdf |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> A feasibility study into the new trains showed that new generation trains and re-signalling could increase capacity on the Central line by 25%, with 36 trains per hour.<ref name=":43" />
In June 2018, the [[Siemens Mobility]] [[Siemens Inspiro|Inspiro]] design was selected.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=15 June 2018 |title=Siemens to supply London Underground deep tube fleet |url=http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/siemens-to-supply-london-underground-deep-tube-fleet.html |magazine=Metro Report International}}</ref> These trains would have an open gangway design, wider doorways, air conditioning and the ability to run automatically with a new signalling system.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news |date=4 March 2021 |title=Piccadilly Line: Plans for new 'walk-through' trains unveiled |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56273283 |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> TfL could only afford to order Piccadilly line trains at a cost of £1.5bn.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Simon |date=3 January 2018 |title=Plan to sell part of Tube fleet branded 'quite mad' |website=ITV News |url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-01-03/plan-to-sell-part-of-london-underground-fleet-branded-quite-mad |access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref> However, the contract with Siemens includes an option for 100 trains for the Central line in the future.<ref name=":3">{{cite press release |date=15 June 2018 |title=Siemens Mobility Limited to be awarded TfL contract to design and manufacture a new generation of Tube trains |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2018/june/siemens-mobility-limited-to-be-awarded-tfl-contract-to-design-and-manufacture-a-new-generation-of-tube-trains
=== Depots ===
Line 373 ⟶ 563:
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