South Ruislip station

South Ruislip
Station building
South Ruislip Location of South Ruislip in Greater London
Location	South Ruislip
Local authority	London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	London Underground
Station code	SRU
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	1.71 million[1]
2013	1.77 million[1]
2014	1.76 million[1]
2015	1.72 million[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	0.136 million[2]
2011–12	0.136 million[2]
2012–13	0.143 million[2]
2013–14	0.166 million[2]
2014–15	0.179 million[2]
Key dates
1906	Tracks laid (GW&GCR)
1908	Opened (GW&GCR)
1948	Started (Central line)
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°33′23″N 0°23′56″W / 51.5565°N 0.3988°WCoordinates: 51°33′23″N 0°23′56″W / 51.5565°N 0.3988°W
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South Ruislip is a station served by London Underground and Chiltern Railways in South Ruislip in west London. The station is owned, managed and staffed by London Underground.^[3] The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.

History

A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of South Ruislip (shown here as Northolt Junction)

The GWR/GCR Joint line to High Wycombe carried services from both Paddington and Marylebone. They met at Northolt Junction, situated slightly to the east of the station, from where four tracks ran westwards to Ruislip Gardens and West Ruislip; there the route shrank to two tracks only. Opened in May 1908 and originally known as Northolt Junction, the station became South Ruislip & Northolt Junction from September 1932 and received its present name in July 1942.

The station was first served by Central line trains on 21 November 1948 when the Central line extension from London towards West Ruislip was completed after being delayed by World War II. The rounded booking hall was not completed until 1960.^[4] The concrete, glass and granite chip frieze in the booking hall is one of the earliest public works by glass artist, Henry Haig.^[5]

In late 1973 and early 1974 the track layout was simplified and the manual signal box was removed in early 1990, along with other manual signal boxes on this line, and its function replaced by colour light signalling and power operated points, both controlled from Marylebone. The track alignments were improved to allow higher speed running at the junction for the services from Marylebone, and the pointwork which had allowed trains from Paddington to call at the westbound Chiltern station platform was removed. All eastbound services were moved to the former through road; the eastbound road, which had formerly extended from the platform road at West Ruislip, was closed and lifted, and the eastbound platform widened.^[6] The alignment of the turnout towards Marylebone was improved to allow higher-speed running. Fragments of the old trackwork can still be seen to the north of the line at this point. The trackwork at this station has been upgraded and now permits higher speed running up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).

The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.^[7]

The station today

Not all Chiltern trains stop at all stations. Travellers are recommended to consult a timetable before travelling. There is a basic hourly service in each direction off-peak (Monday to Fridays), to London Marylebone eastbound and to High Wycombe westbound. Extra trains call during peak times, with some late evening trains through to Aylesbury. On Saturdays & Sundays, trains call hourly but westbound they run to Gerrards Cross.^[8] On weekdays, there is also a single parliamentary train to and from London Paddington via the New North Main Line.

Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.

A large West London Waste Authority bulk rubbish handling depot lies to the east of the station which sees a daily waste train in operation. There is also a single line connection with the line to/from Paddington.

The lines to Marylebone formerly passed either side of West Waste. Part of Evergreen 3 has remodelled Northolt Junction and includes provision to the north of the waste transfer depot of a new down main line alongside the existing up main to allow Chiltern services to be accelerated. The new down main line has a line speed limit of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) compared with the former 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).^[9] The existing down main has been remodelled to become the down loop line, used by trains stopping at South Ruislip station.

The bridge outside which carries the lines over Station Approach is lower than others locally at 11 feet 9 inches (3.58 m) and is often hit by high vehicles. Either side of it false deck beams have been installed so the danger of any impacts causing damage to the bridge itself has been lessened.

Connections

London Buses route 114 and E7 serve the station.

Lines

References

1. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. "National Rail Enquiries — Station Facilities for South Ruislip". National Rail Enquiries. 7 January on 11 Jan 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. Edwards 1985, p.36
5. Pearson, Lynn (20 November 2007). "A period of extraordinary fecundity: a survey of postwar murals" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 24 April 2013. (paper based on Pearson, Lynn (2007). "Roughcast textures with cosmic overtones: a survey of British murals, 1945-80". Decorative Arts Society Journal. 31: 117–137.)
6. Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Ruislip and Beaconsfield reduced". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (877): 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
7. Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (877): 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
8. GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 115
9. "Planning Application to Hillingdon Borough Council for revised railway track layout at Northolt Junction" (PDF). London: Chiltern Railways. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.

Bibliography

• Edwards, Dennis. F. (1985) Bygone Ruislip and Uxbridge. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. ISBN 0-85033-592-2

External links

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • South Ruislip and Northolt Junction station, 1937
  • Rotunda ticket hall under construction, 1954
  • Temporary booking hall, 1955