East Acton tube station

East Acton
East Acton Location of East Acton in Greater London
Location	East Acton
Local authority	Hammersmith & Fulham
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	3.47 million
2013	3.88 million
2014	4.02 million
2015	4.01 million
Railway companies
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
3 August 1920	Station opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.5169°N 0.2475°W / 51.5169; -0.2475Coordinates: 51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.5169°N 0.2475°W / 51.5169; -0.2475

East Acton is a London Underground station in East Acton in west London. The station is on the Central line, between White City and North Acton stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. It is close to Wormwood Scrubs prison and Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.

The station opened in 1920 on the Ealing Broadway extension of the Central London Railway (CLR), which was renamed the Central line in 1937. As Transport for London explains:

The new line was built with connections to the West London Line near Shepherd's Bush, the former GWR main line to Birmingham at North Acton, and the main line to Bristol at Ealing Broadway. Since the CLR was exclusively a passenger service, two extra dedicated tracks for the GWR's freight trains were opened in 1938, but were closed in 1964. The trackbed of these rails is now overgrown, with vegetation visible immediately to the north of the station.

The station has recently been refurbished, with the staircases improved and the "East Acton" Underground roundels replaced with larger, newer versions.

London Buses route 7, 70, 72, 228, 272 and 283 serve the station.