London Railway (now part of the Northern line), was constructed in Portland stone and features a tall heptagonal ticket hall with glazed screens to all sides. The new building opened on 1 March 1931 and is very similar to the reconstructed station at Hounslow West built at the same time, also by Heaps and Holden. On 4 July 1932, the Piccadilly line was extended to run west of its original terminus at Hammersmith, sharing the route with the District line to Ealing Common. From Ealing Common to South Harrow, the District line was replaced by the Piccadilly line and, from this date, District line trains west from Ealing Common run to Ealing Broadway only. The station today There is a shop/kiosk available at times in the station booking hall area. Many trains leaving Ealing Common Depot enter service here. This is usually in the early morning, and in the westbound direction (towards Ealing Broadway Station). Although it is possible for trains to enter the depot directly from platform one (the westbound platform), this rarely happens except for a few empty trains after the station is closed at night. However, at times of disruption it is possible for trains to arrive on platform one and, empty of passengers, then it would have to shunt forward in order to reverse and enter the depot. The train would then stable, or reverse into platform two in order to re-enter service and continue eastbound. To the east of platform two, there are two siding roads. Those stop approximately halfway along the adjacent main-line road. They are separated from the platforms by a cement wall (behind which viewing is possible) and a wooden locked door from the platform. These roads are not connected directly to the main line, but to Ealing Common Depot and are used for shunting and reversing trains within the depot. Services District Line The peak time service is: 8tph to Upminster (Eastbound) 8tph to Ealing Broadway (Westbound) The off-peak service is: 6tph to Upminster (Eastbound) 6tph to Ealing Broadway (Westbound) Piccadilly Line The peak time service is: 12tph to Cockfosters (Eastbound) 6tph to Rayners Lane (Westbound) 6tph to Uxbridge via Rayners Lane (Westbound) The off-peak service is: 6tph to Cockfosters (Eastbound) 3tph to Rayners Lane (Westbound) 3tph to Uxbridge via Rayners Lane (Westbound) Connections London Buses routes 207, 427, 607 and night routes N7 and N207 serve the station. Gallery References