- Parsons Green tube station
Parsons Green is a
London Underground station on the Wimbledon branch of theDistrict Line . It is between Fulham Broadway and Putney Bridge stations and is in Zone 2. The station is located on Parsons Green a short distance north of the green itself. The station is about half way betweenFulham Road (A304) and New Kings Road (A308). The station was previously a train-operator depot, until functions were transferred to Earl's Court.idings
Points allow Parsons Green to be used as an intermediate terminating point for both C and D stock. Below are the 7 sidings explained:
*One siding (north of the station) allows two D or C stock trains and can only be entered/exited from the track towards Fulham Broadway.
*Another siding also north of the station, allows one D or C stock train and can only be entered/exited from the track towards Parsons Green
*There are 4 sidings just south of the station and one adjacent to Platform 1. The 4 sidings can all accommodate one D or C stock train. These sidings can be entered from Platform 1 or 2. When trains leave these sidings, they normally enter Platform 1. However, they can re-enter Platform 2 due to the layout of the tracks. The adjacent siding to Platform 2 can only accommodate one C stock train and can only be entered/exited from one of the 4 sidings.History
The station was opened on
1 March 1880 when the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) extended its line south from West Brompton to Putney Bridge.Future
Parsons Green is a proposed stop on the under-development
Crossrail 2 route, also known as theChelsea-Hackney Line . It will either supplement or replace the existingDistrict Line service on much of the Wimbledon Branch.North of the station, the line would branch off into a new tunneled section that could carry it into
London Victoria , via a new station on the Kings Road,Chelsea tube station .Crossrail 2 is currently still at a development stage, and details may change. The route was safeguarded in1991 and again in2007 .Image gallery
External links
* [http://photos.ltmcollection.org London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
** ltmcollection|11/9889011.jpg|Parsons Green station, 1927
** ltmcollection|76/003176.jpg|Interior of ticket hall, 1956###@@@KEYEND@@@###
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