Background image taken at Rayners Lane
Coffee Shop
1st July 1892 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway
2
Step free access to platform 2 only (towards Sevenoaks)
Bicycle Rack
No
Ravensbourne railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station adjoins Beckenham Place Park and serves the north edge of Beckenham and Shortlands.
It is 10 miles 34 chains (16.8 km) measured from London Victoria. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Thameslink. The National Rail information for this station can be found here.
Opened in 1892 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway as part of their new Catford Loop line, the station retains its Victorian air of a quiet country station although its roadside booking office was rebuilt after a fire in 1988. The platforms here are open air.
26th May 1906 by the Metropolitan Railway
Bicycle Rack
Car Park
Newsagent
2
No, but some services do terminate here
Toilets accessible inside ticket gate line
(Male & Female)
No step
free access
Rayners Lane is a London Underground station in the district of Rayners Lane in north west London, amid a 1930s development originally named Harrow Garden Village. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line, between Eastcote and West Harrow stations, and the Piccadilly line, between Eastcote and South Harrow stations. The station is located to the west of the junction of Rayners Lane, Alexandra Avenue and Imperial Drive (A4090). It is in Travelcard Zone 5. Just east of the station, the Piccadilly and Metropolitan lines tracks join for services to Uxbridge and separate for those to Central London.
The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, Ruislip being the only intermediate stop. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track electrification was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905. This station is now a listed building. The platforms here are open air and to the west of the station, there is a reversing siding between the running tracks and, during the day, half of the Piccadilly line service reverses here.
30 March 1840 by the Great Western Railway
Bicycle Rack
Step free access from street to platform
Toilets accessible outside ticket gate line
(Male & Female & Disabled)
15
Elizabeth line and some other services terminate here
Car Park
Small Retail Units
Coffee Shop
Reading railway station is a major transport hub in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is on the northern edge of the town centre, near the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames, 36 miles (58 km) from London Paddington.
The station is managed by Network Rail and is served by four train operating companies: Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, Elizabeth line and South Western Railway.
The first Reading station was opened on 30 March 1840 as the temporary western terminus of the original line of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The National Rail information for this station can be found here. Elizabeth line services strated to run from here from 24th May 2022, although the trains had already been running here before this under the branding Tfl Rail. The platforms here are partially covered.
Existing building in the 1980's. Line in 1872.
Bicycle Rack
2
No
No step
free access
Rectory Road is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines in the West Hackney area of the London Borough of Hackney, east London.
It is 3 miles 64 chains (6.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is between Hackney Downs and Stoke Newington stations. Its three-letter station code is REC and it is in Travelcard zone 2.
The ticket office, street buildings, staircases and platform shelters were all built in the mid-1980s in works funded by the Greater London Council. The line was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 27th May 1872.
The National Rail information for this station can be found here. The platforms here are open air.
Redbridge is a London Underground station on Eastern Avenue in the Redbridge district of Ilford in North East London, on the Hainault Loop of the Central line, in Zone 4. There were proposed names of "West Ilford" or "Red House" before opening.
The station was opened on 14 December 1947. Construction had begun in the 1930s but was delayed by the onset of the Second World War.
Plessey opened its wartime munitions factory in the (at the time) incomplete tube tunnels between Gants Hill and Wanstead in 1942, and production lasted until 1945. Since the station was built, a large roundabout has been constructed next to it, being a junction between the A406 (originally the terminal section of the M11), and the A12. This station is now a listed building.
Redbridge is often described as the shallowest deep level (as opposed to cut-and-cover) station on the network, as it is only 5.2 metres (17 ft) beneath the surface. However, this is misleading as the station tunnel was constructed by the cut-and-cover method, with the running lines descending into genuine tube tunnels at either end of the platforms
None
30th May 2000
1 - single direction
Step free access
from street to tram
Image from: https://www.londonreconnections.com/2015/croydon-tramlink-part-3/reeves-corner-tram-stop/
No
Reeves Corner tram stop is a stop on the Tramlink service in central Croydon. It is normally only served by trams travelling from Wimbledon to Croydon; trams going in the opposite direction pass the station on the other side of the road without stopping. The complementary stop for westbound trams is Church Street tram stop.
The name is derived from House of Reeves, a furniture store established in 1867, one of whose buildings was destroyed in the 2011 England riots. The platform here is open air.
Regent's Park is a London Underground station 175 metres (191 yd) south of Regent's Park. It is on a northern cusp of Fitzrovia and Marylebone on the Bakerloo line, between Baker Street and Oxford Circus. Its access is on Marylebone Road, within Park Crescent, in Travelcard Zone 1,
The station was opened on 10 March 1906 by the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (BS&WR) and there is no external building for this station, just a subway access. Construction of the station ticket hall involved digging a box like void underneath the garden above. This caused significant subsidence, this is why the large metal beams in the ticket hall are present. The platforms are underground at about 21.6 metres.
More photos can be seen at: https://tubemapper.com/regents-park-station/
27th July 1846 by the Richmond and West End Railway
Bicycle Rack
Step free access
from street to
platform
Car Park
Coffee Shop
Newsagent
Toilets accessible inside ticket gate line
(Male & Female & Disabled & Baby Changing)
Yes - but not Mainline services
Richmond, also known as Richmond (London), is a National Rail station in Richmond, Greater London on the Waterloo to Reading and North London Lines. South Western Railway services on the Waterloo to Reading Line are routed through Richmond, which is between North Sheen and St Margarets stations, 9 miles 57 chains (15.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
The station was opened by Richmond and West End Railway 27th July 1846, which moved by the Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway (WS&SWR) in 1848 to allow more train lines. The station has been redeveloped and had change of ownership multiple times. The District line started here 1st June 1877 and the Metropolitan services started 1st October 1877 and finished 31st December 1906.
The station building, designed by James Robb Scott in Portland stone and dating from 1937, is in Art Deco style and its facade includes a square clock. The National Rail information for this station can be found here. The platforms here are open air, but covered with a canopy. Apart from National Rail, all other services terminate here.
1st September 1887 by the Metropolitan Railway
Bicycle Rack
3 (& 1 disused)
Car Park
Coffee Shop
Toilets accessible inside ticket gate line
(Male & Female)
No, but some services do terminate here
No step
free access
Rickmansworth is an interchange railway station in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, northwest of central London, served by the London Underground Metropolitan line and by Chiltern Railways. It is one of the few London Underground stations beyond Greater London and as a consequence is in Travelcard Zone 7.
The line to Rickmansworth was authorised in 1880 and the station opened on 1 September 1887 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway's extension from Pinner. In 1889, the line was extended from Rickmansworth to Chesham. Rickmansworth was shared with the Great Central Railway which reached Quainton Road in 1898. The national Rail information for this station can be found here. The platforms here are open air. There are some stabling sidings just outside the station and there are two tracks through the station, shared in both directions by London Underground and National Rail trains. It iIs still one of few locations on the Met where train drivers are based and remains a changeover point for drivers on the line. The majority of LU trains heading north are timetabled to stop at Rickmansworth for about five minutes to change train staff. Rickmansworth hosts the headquarters of the operational side of the northern section of the Met, controlling signals on the line from Northwood to Watford and Chorleywood.
Platform 3 has now been decommissioned and is no longer connected, but used to be a stabling siding in the days of steam.
None - only serves a residential area
3rd February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway
Toilet accessible outside ticket gate line
(Male & Female)
2
Step free access
from street to
platform
No
Image from: https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/london-underground-least-used-tube-23892659
Roding Valley is a London Underground station situated in Buckhurst Hill in the Epping Forest district of Essex immediately to the north of the boundary with Greater London (the London Borough of Redbridge). The station is on the Hainault loop of the Central line between Chigwell and Woodford stations. However, geographically it is midway between Woodford and Buckhurst Hill stations. It is located between Station Way and Cherry Tree Rise (off Buckhurst Way). Since 2 January 2007, the station has been in Travelcard Zone 4.
It was originally named Roding Valley Halt.
The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). The station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER).
As part of the 1935–1940 New Works Programme of the London Passenger Transport Board the majority of the Woodford to Ilford loop was to be transferred to form the eastern extensions of the Central line. The platforms here are open air.
This station is the least used on the underground.
Bicycle Rack
20th June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway
Step free access from street to platform
5
Coffee Shop
Newsagent
Toilets accessible inside ticket gate line
(Male & Female & Disabled )
Yes -
Overground only
Romford railway station is an interchange station on the Great Eastern Main Line, serving the town of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, east London. It is 12 miles 30 chains (19.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is also the northern terminus of a branch line to Upminster operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is RMF and it is in Travelcard Zone 6.
When the line was constructed, the first Romford station opened on 20 June 1839 as a single island platform located to the west of Waterloo Road, and formed the eastern terminus of the initial part of the Eastern Counties Railway from Mile End. In 1844, the station was relocated to its current position, some 400 metres (1,300 ft) east of the original. The platforms here are open air.
The Elizabeth line has been servicing this station since 24th May 2022, although had been running longer than this under the the TfL Rail identity.
Bicycle Rack
Coffee Shop
7th December 1869 by the East London Railway
2
No
No step
free access
Rotherhithe is a station on the East London Line located on the southern bank of the River Thames at Rotherhithe within the London Borough of Southwark, Greater London and is served by National Rail London Overground services under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London, however there is no standard red National Rail "double arrow" logo signage located at the station, instead only the Overground roundel. The station is between Wapping and Canada Water, and is in Zone 2. The station re-opened for a preview service on 27 April 2010 to New Cross / New Cross Gate and 23 May 2010 for full service to New Cross / West Croydon / Crystal Palace
The station was originally opened on 7 December 1869, when the first section of the East London Railway was opened. On 1 October 1884. Decorative vitreous enamel panels were added to the platforms. The station was then closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the Thames Tunnel and from 22 December 2007 to 27 April 2010 for the extension of the East London Line. The platforms here are underground at about 18 metres. The National rail information for this station can be found here.
Bicycle Rack
28th March 1994
2
Step free access
from street to train
No
Royal Albert DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in Beckton in east London. The station serves the western end of the north quay of the Royal Albert Dock, from which it takes its name. A view of the London City Airport is available.
The station is located on an elevated section of the DLR's Beckton branch, between Prince Regent and Beckton Park stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
The station was opened on 28 March 1994. There was previously a station called Connaught Road on the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway in the same area but this closed in 1940. The platforms here are open air, however they were built for the older and shorter trains and have not been extended, so if you are travelling to this station, some of the end doors will not open, so move to the middle of the train.
Bicycle Rack
28th June 2012
Step free access from street to cable car
1 - continuous curve for boarding & alighting
Yes
The London cable car, known for sponsorship reasons as the IFS Cloud Cable Car, and nicknamed the Dangleway, is a cable car link across the River Thames in London, England. The line was built by Doppelmayr and the total cost was around £60 million. The service opened on 28 June 2012 and is operated by Transport for London (TfL). Since 20 October 2022, it has been sponsored by the technology firm IFS prior to this, from its opening the line was sponsored by the airline Emirates, and known as the Emirates Air Line until 28 June 2022.
The service comprises a 0.62-mile (1.00 km) gondola line that crosses the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Victoria Dock, to the west of ExCeL London. The cable car is based on monocable detachable gondola (MDG) technology, a system which uses a single cable for both propulsion and support, used also on the Metrocable in Medellín, Colombia.
None
30th October 1871 by the Metropolitan Railway
2
No
No step
free access
Royal Oak is a station of the London Underground, on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines, between Westbourne Park and Paddington stations. The station is on Lord Hill's Bridge and is in Travelcard Zone 2 for the London Underground. Although not heavily used at other times, the station is extremely busy during the annual Notting Hill Carnival. There is no wheelchair access to the platform. It is classed as a "local station" in Transport for London's "Fit for the Future" development outline.
The station opened on 30th October 1871, however the line opened 4th June 1838 by the Great Western Railway (GWR).
The platforms here are open air. The mainline tracks run parallel to the underground tracks and there are stabling sidings for the mainline on one side of the station and Elizabeth line stabling sidings in the opposite direction.
Bicycle Rack
28th March 1994
2
Step free access
from street to train
No
Royal Victoria Station is on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in Canning Town, east London. The station opened in 1994 and is named after the nearby Royal Victoria Dock. It is on the DLR's Beckton branch, in Travelcard Zone 3, and is the nearest station for the northern terminus of the London cable car and for London's new City Hall.
The station is located on a stretch of line first opened in 1855, when the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) was forced to divert its line to North Woolwich (the former Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway) around the newly opened Royal Victoria Dock. This line went on to become part of National Rail's North London Line, although there was never a station at the site until the coming of the Docklands Light Railway. The platforms are open air and run parallel to the road next to it.
Bicycle Rack
4th July 1904 by the Metropolitan Railway
2
Step free access from street to platform - Eastbound ONLY
Car Park
Newsagent
Toilet accessible inside ticket gate line
(Male & Female)
No
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Ruislip is a London Underground station in Ruislip in west London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Ruislip Manor and Ickenham stations. The station is located on Station Approach. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is the oldest station on the Uxbridge branch and was originally the only intermediate station on the line between Uxbridge and Harrow-on-the-Hill. The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, Ruislip being the only intermediate stop. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track electrification was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905. This station is now a listed building.
Piccadilly services commenced 23rd October 1933. The platforms here are open air and there is a disused signal box at the end of the westbound platform. Ruislip depot is on the Central line, but can be accessed only by engineering trains by travelling west from here.
Bicycle Rack
9th July 1934
2 - Island
No, but some services do terminate here
Car Park
No step
free access
Toilet accessible outside ticket gate line
(Disabled/Unisex)
Ruislip Gardens is a London Underground station. It lies on the Central line, between West Ruislip and South Ruislip, in Travelcard Zone 5. The closest stations on the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line are Ruislip and Ruislip Manor. The station serves RAF Northolt.
The tracks through the station were laid by part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway with services starting on 2 April 1906 although there was no station at Ruislip Gardens at that time. The station opened on 9 July 1934.
Ruislip depot is located a short walk from here and can be seen from passing trains between here and West Ruislip.
As part of the 1935-40 New Works Programme, Central line services were projected westwards from a new junction, west of North Acton on the line to Ealing Broadway. The platforms are open air here and the station entrance is below the platform level.
None, but there is a parade of shops within a short walk
5th August 1912 by the Metropolitan Railway
2
Toilets accessible outside ticket gate line
(Male & Female)
No
No step
free access
Ruislip Manor is a London Underground station in Ruislip Manor in west London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Eastcote and Ruislip stations. The station is located on Victoria Road, where the line crosses on a bridge: there are two curved entrances, with access to the platforms being by stairways. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.
The Metropolitan Railway (Harrow and Uxbridge Railway) constructed the line through Ruislip Manor between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge and commenced services on 4 July 1904 with, initially, the only intermediate stop being at Ruislip. At first, services were operated by steam trains, but track electrification was completed in the subsequent months and electric trains began operating on 1 January 1905. Piccadilly services started here 23rd October 1933 and the platforms are open air.
15th December 1906 by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
None, but there is a parade of shops just outside
2
No
No step
free access
Russell Square is a London Underground station opposite Russell Square on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras and is in Travelcard Zone 1
Russell Square Station is not far from the British Museum, the University of London's main campus, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Russell Square Gardens and the Brunswick Centre.
The station is the work of London architect Leslie Green and is example of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style)
The station was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906. The station was designed by Leslie Green. On 20 July 2011, English Heritage gave the station buildings Grade II listed status. The platforms here are about 33 metres underground.
There is a notice here saying that there are 175 steps, which is the equivalent to 15 storeys, which features in a video by Geoff Marshall.