Talk:West Kensington tube station

Lillie Bridge depot
Actually I'm not sure what it's doing here. Access to the depot is not only at West Ken but also from Ken Olympia. Simply south (talk) 00:40, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree, the material doesn't belong in this article. However, the material is unsourced, and is of questionable notability by itself, so is not appropriate for a standalone article, and would likely simply get deleted. I have moved the material from the article to here until someone can decide what to do with it. There are three other depot stubs - Category:London Underground depots. It might be possible to merge them all into one article - London Underground depots - if reliable sources can be found.  SilkTork  *Tea time 20:36, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Lillie Bridge Depot
A short distance to the east of the station is a branch line leading to the Underground's depot at Lillie Bridge. This depot was built in 1871 to house MDR trains but when the line was electrified in 1905 a new depot was built at Ealing Common. Lillie Bridge depot was then used by the Piccadilly Line when it opened in 1906 to stable its trains. To reach the depot, Piccadilly Line trains ran out of service over the District Line tracks between Barons Court and West Kensington. This lasted until 1932 when the extension of the Piccadilly Line west of Hammersmith enabled a new depot to be built at Northfields for Piccadilly Line trains. The depot was then transferred to the engineering department. The depot was again brought into use for stabling of passenger service trains in approximately 2011, and when the S Stock enters service on the District Line will continue to be used. This is due to lack of stabling space available elsewhere because of these trains being longer than the current D and C stock in service on the line now.

Adjacent to the tracks east of West Kensington stands the London Underground office building "Ashfield House" named in remembrance of Lord Ashfield, Chairman of the Underground Group and the London Passenger Transport Board, precursors to Transport for London.