West Ruislip

West Ruislip is a London Underground station in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

The station was opened on 2 April 1906 as Ruislip & Ickenham by the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway (GW&GCJR).

Prior to the Second World War plans had been made for a number of extensions to the Central Line. The London Passenger Transport Board's (LPTB's) 1935-40 New Works programme included the extension of the Central Line to run alongside the Great Western Railway (GWR) tracks from North Acton to South Ruislip and the GW&GCJR tracks from there as far as Denham; the post-war introduction of the Metropolitan Green Belt caused the extension to be cut back to West Ruislip.

On 30 June 1947 the station name was changed to West Ruislip (for Ickenham), the sub-title was omitted in the 1960s; Central Line services began running from West Ruislip on 21 November 1948.

The London Borough of Hillingdon announced in June 2011 that it would be lobbying Transport for London to have the Central line extended from West Ruislip to Uxbridge tube station.

Central Line
Next Station Westbound: Ruislip Gardens [Link]