A Conversation for London Underground - Central Line: West of Liverpool Street

Shepherd's Bush

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Number Six

There was a scheme at one point (I suspect in the late 80s or 90s) to rename this station Shepherd's Bush Green to avoid confusion with the Hammersmith & City Line station. Some signs at Central London Central Line stations actually had it down as Shepherd's Bush Green for quite a while.

(Oxford Circus has the 'Green' bit blanked out now with white tape, they did that a couple of years ago. Although when I left London they were refurbishing it so it might have been replaced with a new sign)

The exits at Shepherd's Bush are at the very western end of the platforms, and the tunnel takes a very sharp turn northwards to White City just after leaving the station.

Shepherd's Bush is unusual because the tunnel opens out at the eastern end of the platforms into one big cavern (is that the right word?) and the platforms are only separated by from each other by a few columns rather than being in individual tunnels.

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