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South Ruislip [REDACTED]
Location	South Ruislip
Local authority	London Borough of Hillingdon
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	London Underground
Station code(s)	SRU
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2007	1.522 million
2008	1.610 million
2009	1.607 million
2019	1.95 million
2020	0.99 million
2021	0.89 million
2022	1.41 million
2023	1.50 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2006–07	87,484
2007–08	0.102 million
2008–09	90,800
Key dates
1906	Tracks laid (GW&GCR)
1908	Opened (GW&GCR)
1948	Started (Central line)
Other information
External links	TfL station info page Departures Facilities
London transport portal

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. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.

History

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 Buckinghamshire was completed after being delayed by World War II but with services truncated to West Ruislip rather than going further as originally planned. The rounded booking hall was not completed until 1960.

In lare 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. 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. Further upgrading of the trackwork at this station is ongoing as of July 2011 to facilitate higher speed running up to 100 MPH.

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

The station today

Not all Chiltern trains stop at all stations. Travellers are recommended to consult a timetable before travelling.

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 presently pass either side of West Waste. Part of Evergreen 3 will see Northolt Junction remodelled which will include the installation of a new Down Main track alongside the existing Up Main to the north of the waste transfer depot that will allow Chiltern services to be accelerated. The existing Down Main will become the Down Loop line that will continue to be used for down trains stopping at South Ruislip station. The new Down Main will have a line speed limit of 100 mph compared with the existing 60 mph.

Platforms

Central line London Underground

• Eastbound Central line platform looking south
• Westbound Central line platform looking north
• Roundel

Chiltern railways National Rail

• Chiltern railways northbound platform looking west. The Central line of the London underground can be found on the left
• Chiltern railways southbound platform looking east
• Signage

Services

London bus route 114 and E7 call here.

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
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	[REDACTED] National Rail
West Ruislip		Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham		Northolt Park

References

1. ^ "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018. Cite error: The named reference "infobox_stats_ref_tube_2007" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
8. "National Rail Enquiries — Station Facilities for South Ruislip". National Rail Enquiries. January 7 on 11 Jan 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
9. Edwards 1985, p.36
10. Slater, J.N., ed. (1974). "Notes and News: Ruislip and Beaconsfield reduced". Railway Magazine. 120 (877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248. ISSN 0033-8923. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
11. Slater, J.N., ed. (1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. 120 (877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248. ISSN 0033-8923. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
12. "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

• Rail transport stations in London fare zone 5
• Central Line stations
• Railway stations in Hillingdon
• Tube stations in Hillingdon
• Former Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway stations
• Railway stations opened in 1908
• Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways
• DfT Category F1 stations