time that a new station on the Tube had been given the name of a former station that had been closed for several years. The station opened on 12 October 2008. On 13 December 2009 Wood Lane was added to the Circle line when the line was extended to Hammersmith. Design and construction Wood Lane Underground Station was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects and it is clad in shot-peened stainless steel, gold anodised aluminium and granite with a 25-metre-high glass screen façade. Construction was carried out by Costain. The station building occupies an irregularly-shaped site between Wood Lane and the railway viaduct, and presented particular challenges as it lies across the Central line. The lines remained operational during construction, which mostly took place at night. The structure encases the railway viaduct and platforms are accessed via stairs and lifts either side of the brick arches. During construction the bridge of the Hammersmith & City line over Wood Lane had to be widened to accommodate a new track on the Central line, providing access to the new depot below the Westfield site. A bridge pier was removed and a new steel bridge structure slid into place over a new pier. As with all new Underground stations since the 1990s, the station is fully accessible. Location The station is on Wood Lane, which runs north from Shepherd's Bush in the White City area. It serves the Westfield shopping centre and Television Centre (formerly occupied by the BBC) and Loftus Road stadium, the home of Queen's Park Rangers FC, is a short distance away. See also Shepherd's Bush stations – other stations in the Shepherd's Bush area. Wood Lane – a closed station on the Central line Wood Lane – a closed station on the Metropolitan line References External links Details of new transport infrastructure Tfl.gov.uk – Underground map of future developments to 2010 showing Wood Lane station Circle line (London Underground) stations Hammersmith & City line stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2008 White City, London