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The District line is a line of the London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
, coloured green on the Tube map
Tube map

The tube map is the schematic diagram representing the lines, stations, and zones of London's rapid transit railway system, the London Underground ....
. It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels. It is the busiest of the sub-surface lines and the third busiest overall on the Underground network. Out of the 60 stations served, 25 are underground.

District line has a long history. It was built by the Metropolitan District Railway
Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways

The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's first Rapid transit system....
 and opened in stages from 1868.






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The District line is a line of the London Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
, coloured green on the Tube map
Tube map

The tube map is the schematic diagram representing the lines, stations, and zones of London's rapid transit railway system, the London Underground ....
. It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels. It is the busiest of the sub-surface lines and the third busiest overall on the Underground network. Out of the 60 stations served, 25 are underground.

History

The District line has a long history. It was built by the Metropolitan District Railway
Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways

The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's first Rapid transit system....
 and opened in stages from 1868. The MDR was later bought by Charles Yerkes
Charles Yerkes

Charles Tyson Yerkes was an United States financier, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played a major part in developing mass-transit systems in Chicago and London....
, forming part of the "Underground" group until it was nationalised
Nationalization

Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the public ownership of a national government or state....
 in the 1930s. It had branches to Uxbridge
Uxbridge tube station

Uxbridge is a London Underground station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, north-west London. The station is the terminus of the Uxbridge branches of both the Metropolitan Line and the Piccadilly Line, the next station towards London is Hillingdon tube station....
 and Hounslow West
Hounslow West tube station

Hounslow West is a London Underground station in Hounslow in west London. The station is on the Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 tube station branch of the Piccadilly Line, between Hatton Cross tube station and Hounslow Central tube station stations....
, but both are now operated by the Piccadilly line
Piccadilly Line

The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the third busiest line on the Underground network judged by its passengers per annum....
. Eastbound services ran as far as the seaside town of Southend
Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in the ceremonial counties of England of Essex in the East of England England....
 in Essex
Essex

Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....
 from 1 June 1910 and to Shoeburyness
Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness is a town in southeast Essex, England, situated at the mouth of the river Thames. It is within the borough of Southend-on-Sea, and is situated at the far east of the borough, around east of Southend town centre....
 from 1911, until 30 September 1939. Between 1 March 1883 and 30 September 1885 the line also served stations from Ealing Broadway
Ealing Broadway station

Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station in Ealing in west London. National Rail services are provided by First Great Western and Heathrow Connect and London Underground services are provided by the District Line and Central Line Lines....
 to Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is best known as the site of Windsor Castle....
, running on the Great Western Mainline.

Trains


Most of the District line's services use sub-surface D stock
London Underground D78 Stock

The London Underground D Stock is a type of electric multiple unit used on the London Underground District Line1.The entire fleet is due to be replaced in 2015....
, although the Wimbledon
Wimbledon station

Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon, London in the London Borough of Merton, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services....
 to Edgware Road
Edgware Road tube station

Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground, in Travelcard Zone 1. This article is about the station serving the Circle line , District Line and Hammersmith and City Line....
 service uses C stock
London Underground C69 Stock

C Stock is the name given to the trains currently running on London Underground's Circle line and Hammersmith & City Line lines as well as on the District Line between Edgware Road tube station and Wimbledon station....
, due to shorter platform lengths between High Street Kensington and Edgware Road. The D stock has been refurbished, having received the standard Underground livery of red, white and blue, having replaced the previous unpainted aluminium finish which is prone to damage by graffiti vandals. The stock also received a complete interior refurbishment and was fitted with CCTV and passenger information displays. The trains are maintained at Ealing Common Depot
Ealing Common Depot

Ealing Common Depot is a London Underground railway depot on the District Line, located between Acton Town and Ealing Common stations. It is accessed by road on Granville Gardens, off the Uxbridge Road in Ealing Common....
 and Upminster Depot.

Last unpainted train

A D stock (unit 7115) was taken out of service to be refurbished on 15 February 2008. Its run could have extended into the weekend, but due to planned weekend engineering works it was taken out on Friday at the end of operations. It was the very last silver train on the London Underground; fittingly running on the line which first introduced unpainted train.




Map


District Line

The is available online.

Stations


In order from west to east

Richmond branch

  • Richmond
    Richmond tube station

    Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station, located in Richmond, London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London....
     
  • Kew Gardens
  • Gunnersbury
    Gunnersbury station

    Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Chiswick in west London. The station is served by the District Line and London Overground trains on the North London Line and is managed by London Underground....
     


Ealing branch

  • Ealing Broadway
    Ealing Broadway station

    Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station in Ealing in west London. National Rail services are provided by First Great Western and Heathrow Connect and London Underground services are provided by the District Line and Central Line Lines....
      ( Trains to Heathrow)
  • Ealing Common
    Ealing Common tube station

    Ealing Common is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge tube station branch of the Piccadilly Line, and on the Ealing Broadway station branch of the District Line....
  • Acton Town
    Acton Town tube station

    Acton Town is a London Underground station in Acton, London, west London, and is served by the Piccadilly Line and District Line Lines. It is the first station in an alphabetical list of London Underground and Docklands Light Railway stations.The station is located at the junction of Gunnersbury Lane and Bollo Lane and is in Travelcard Zone...
    • South Acton (closed branch line)
  • Chiswick Park
    Chiswick Park tube station

    Chiswick Park is a London Underground station in Chiswick in west London. The station is served by the District Line and is between Turnham Green tube station and Acton Town tube station stations....


The Richmond and Ealing branches join just west of Turnham Green.
  • Turnham Green
    Turnham Green tube station

    Turnham Green is a London Underground station in Chiswick in west London. The station is served by the District Line and Piccadilly Line Lines although Piccadilly Lines trains normally only stop at the station at the beginning and end of the day, running through non-stop at other times....
  • Stamford Brook
    Stamford Brook tube station

    Stamford Brook is a London Underground station on the eastern edge of Chiswick in west London. The station is served by the District Line and is between Ravenscourt Park tube station and Turnham Green tube station stations....
  • Ravenscourt Park
    Ravenscourt Park tube station

    Ravenscourt Park is a London Underground station located in west Hammersmith, west London. The station is served by the District Line and is between Hammersmith tube station and Stamford Brook tube station stations....
  • Hammersmith
  • Barons Court
    Barons Court tube station

    Barons Court is a London Underground station on the District Line and Piccadilly Line lines in Hammersmith, Greater London. The station is located on Gliddon Road, a short distance from Talgarth Road in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham....
  • West Kensington
    West Kensington tube station

    West Kensington is a London Underground District Line station in West Kensington, London. It is located in North End Road close to the junction of that road and West Cromwell Road/Talgarth Road ....


Wimbledon branch

  • Wimbledon
    Wimbledon station

    Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon, London in the London Borough of Merton, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services....
     
  • Wimbledon Park
    Wimbledon Park tube station

    Wimbledon Park is a London Underground station in Wimbledon, London. The station is on the District Line and is between Southfields tube station and Wimbledon station stations....
  • Southfields
    Southfields tube station

    Southfields is a London Underground station in Southfields in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The station is on the District Line between East Putney tube station and Wimbledon Park tube station stations....
     (lift access to platforms to be provided by 2012)
  • East Putney
    East Putney tube station

    East Putney is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District line. It is between Putney Bridge station to the north, and Southfields station to the south....
  • Putney Bridge
    Putney Bridge tube station

    Putney Bridge is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District Line. It is between Parsons Green tube station and East Putney tube station stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
  • Parsons Green
    Parsons Green tube station

    Parsons Green is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District Line. It is between Fulham Broadway tube station and Putney Bridge tube station stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
  • Fulham Broadway
    Fulham Broadway tube station

    Fulham Broadway is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District Line. It is between West Brompton station and Parsons Green tube station stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
     
  • West Brompton
    West Brompton station

    West Brompton is a Network Rail West London Line and London Underground District Line station in west London. It is located on Old Brompton Road immediately south of Earls Court Exhibition Centre and to the west of Brompton Cemetery....
      (eastbound platform is accessible via National Rail lift)


Kensington (Olympia) branch

  • Kensington (Olympia)
    Kensington (Olympia) station

    Kensington Olympia station is a National Rail and London Underground station in West London. On the Underground network it is the terminus of a short branch of the District Line from Earl's Court tube station, although built as part of the Middle Circle; on the main-line railway it is on the West London Line between Clapham Junction railway s...
     
The Kensington (Olympia) branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court, and trains from it normally run to High Street Kensington.

The Wimbledon branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court.

Main line

  • Earl's Court
    Earl's Court tube station

    Earl's Court tube station is a London Underground station in Earls Court. The station is located between Earls Court Road and Warwick Road . It is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 1 and Travelcard Zone 2 and is in both zones....
     
  • Gloucester Road
    Gloucester Road tube station

    Gloucester Road is a London Underground station in South Kensington. It is served by the District Line, Circle line and Piccadilly Line Lines. On the District and Piccadilly lines the station is between South Kensington tube station and Earl's Court tube station, and on the Circle Line it is between South Kensington tube station and High Str...
  • South Kensington
    South Kensington tube station

    South Kensington is a London Underground station in Kensington, west London. It is served by the District Line, Circle line and Piccadilly Line lines....
  • Sloane Square
    Sloane Square tube station

    Sloane Square is a London Underground station in Sloane Square, Chelsea, London. It is served by the District Line and Circle line Lines and is between South Kensington tube station and Victoria Station ....
  • Victoria
    Victoria station (London)

    London Victoria is a major London Underground, National Rail and Coach station in the City of Westminster. It is the second busiest railway terminus in London after Waterloo Station....
      ( Trains to Gatwick)
  • St. James's Park
    St. James's Park tube station

    St James's Park is a London Underground station by St. James's Park in the City of Westminster. It is served by the District Line and Circle line Lines and is between Victoria Station and Westminster tube station stations....
  • Westminster
    Westminster tube station

    Westminster is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. The station is served by the Circle line , District Line and Jubilee Line lines....
     ( Westminster Pier)
  • Embankment
    Embankment tube station

    Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for most of its history as Charing Cross.The station is served by the Circle line , District Line, Northern Line and Bakerloo Line Lines....
      ( Charing Cross
    Charing Cross railway station

    Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. It is unusual among London's railway termini in that its services connect it to two of the others, Waterloo railway station and London Bridge station....
    ) ( Embankment Pier
    Embankment Pier

    Embankment Pier is a pier on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom. It is located on the North Bank of the river, immediately next to the Hungerford Bridge and directly outside the river entrance to Embankment tube station....
    )
  • Temple
    Temple tube station

    Temple is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, between Victoria Embankment and Temple Place. It is on the Circle line and District Line lines between Embankment tube station and Blackfriars station and is in Travelcard Zone 1....
  • Blackfriars
    Blackfriars station

    London Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London, England. It is adjacent to Blackfriars Bridge at the junction of New Bridge Street and Queen Victoria Street, London and is in Travelcard Zone 1....
      ( Trains to Gatwick and Luton) ( Blackfriars Pier)
  • Mansion House
    Mansion House tube station

    Mansion House is a London Underground station in the City of London, near Mansion House, London . It is a sub-surface station served by trains on the Circle line and District Line Lines....
  • Cannon Street
    Cannon Street station

    Cannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station complex in the City of London, the financial district of London in England. It is built on the site of the medieval Steelyard, the trading base in England of the Hanseatic League....
     
  • Monument
    Bank and Monument stations

    Bank and Monument are interlinked stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. Together they form the seventh busiest station on the network, servicing five London Underground lines, plus the Docklands Light Railway, which runs into Bank....
  • Mark Lane
    Mark Lane tube station

    Mark Lane tube station is a Closed London Underground stations on the Circle line and District Lines of the London Underground, west of the modern Tower Hill tube station station....
     (closed)
  • Tower Hill
    Tower Hill tube station

    Tower Hill is a London Underground station at Tower Hill, London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.The station is in Travelcard Zone 1 and near the Tower of London....
     ( Fenchurch Street
    Fenchurch Street railway station

    Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close to the Tower of London and two miles east of Charing Cross....
    ) ( Tower Gateway
    Tower Gateway DLR station

    Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station near the Tower of London. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It adjoins the tracks to Fenchurch Street railway station and is on the site of the closed Minories railway station....
    ) ( Tower Pier
    Tower Millennium Pier

    Tower Millennium Pier is a pier on the River Thames, in London, United Kingdom. It is operated by London River Services and served by various river transport and cruise operators....
    )
  • Tower of London
    Tower of London tube station

    Tower of London tube station was a station in London situated where Tower Hill tube station station is located today.It was opened in 1882 during the construction of the Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways#Metropolitan Railway to the north....
     (closed)
  • Aldgate East
    Aldgate East tube station

    Aldgate East is a London Underground station located between Aldgate and Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.The station is in Travelcard Zone 1....
  • St. Mary's
    St Mary's tube station

    St Mary's was a station on London Underground's District line located between the present-day stations at Whitechapel tube station and Aldgate East tube station....
     (closed)
  • Whitechapel
    Whitechapel tube station

    Whitechapel is a London Underground station in Whitechapel in the East London, England borough of London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is located on Whitechapel Road and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
  • Stepney Green
    Stepney Green tube station

    Stepney Green is a London Underground station on the District Line and Hammersmith & City Line lines, located on the junction of Globe Road and Mile End Road in the Stepney area of East London, England London, United Kingdom....
  • Mile End
    Mile End tube station

    Mile End is a London Underground station in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. It is on the Hammersmith & City Line, District Line and Central Lines....
  • Bow Road
    Bow Road tube station

    Bow Road station is a London Underground station on the District Line and Hammersmith & City Line lines, located in Bow, London, east London. It is 300 metres' walk from Bow Church DLR station and is in London Underground zone 2....
     ( Bow Church
    Bow Church DLR station

    Bow Church station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in the Bow, London neighbourhood of east London.The station is located on the DLR's Stratford station, between Devons Road DLR station and Pudding Mill Lane DLR station stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
    )
  • Bromley-by-Bow
    Bromley-by-Bow tube station

    Bromley-by-Bow station is a London Underground station on the District Line and Hammersmith & City Line lines, located in Bromley-by-Bow in east London....
  • West Ham
    West Ham station

    West Ham station is a London Underground and National Rail station on the District Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Jubilee Line and served by c2c train services....
     
  • Plaistow
    Plaistow tube station

    Plaistow station is a London Underground station on the District Line and Hammersmith & City Line lines, located in Plaistow, Newham and West Ham, east London....
  • Upton Park
    Upton Park tube station

    Upton Park station is a London Underground station on the District Line and Hammersmith & City Line lines, located on Green Street, London in the Upton Park area of Newham, east London....
  • East Ham
    East Ham tube station

    East Ham tube station is a London Underground station on the District Line and Hammersmith & City Line lines, located in East Ham, east London. It is in both Travelcard Zone 3 and Travelcard Zone 4....
     
  • Barking
    Barking station

    Barking station is a railway station served by National Rail, London Underground and London Overground services. It is located in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England....
     
  • Upney
    Upney tube station

    Upney tube station is a London Underground station on the District Line. It is located on Upney Lane, Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England....
     
  • Becontree
    Becontree tube station

    Becontree Station is a London Underground station on the District Line, located in Becontree. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.The station was opened in 1932, when the electrified District Line was extended to Upminster station, replacing Gale Street Halt which was built by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway....
  • Dagenham Heathway
    Dagenham Heathway tube station

    Dagenham Heathway is a London Underground station on the District Line, located in Dagenham. It is in London Underground Zone 5.The station was opened in 1932 and is of similar design to Upney and Elm Park with the platforms arranged on a central island with a long sloping walkway connection to the ticket hall....
     
  • Dagenham East
    Dagenham East tube station

    Dagenham East is a London Underground station on the District Line, located in Dagenham. The station is in London Underground Zone 5 and located between Dagenham Heathway tube station and Elm Park tube station stations...
  • Elm Park
    Elm Park tube station

    Elm Park Station is a London Underground station on the District Line, located in Elm Park in the London Borough of Havering.The station is in London Underground Zone 6....
     
  • Hornchurch
    Hornchurch tube station

    Hornchurch tube station is a London Underground station on the District Line, located in Hornchurch and a short walk south from the town centre....
  • Upminster Bridge
    Upminster Bridge tube station

    Upminster Bridge Station is a London Underground station on the District Line at Upminster Bridge in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England....
  • Upminster
    Upminster station

    Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering....
     


Edgware Road branch

The Edgware Road branch diverges from the main line east of Earl's Court.

  • High Street Kensington
    High Street Kensington tube station

    High Street Kensington is a London Underground station at Kensington High Street.The station is on the Circle line between Gloucester Road tube station and Notting Hill Gate tube station, and the District Line between Earl's Court tube station and Notting Hill Gate tube station....
  • Notting Hill Gate
    Notting Hill Gate tube station

    Notting Hill Gate tube station is a London Underground station in Notting Hill. On the Central Line it is between Holland Park tube station to the west and Queensway tube station to the east and on the District Line and Circle line it is between High Street Kensington tube station and Bayswater tube station stations....
  • Bayswater
    Bayswater tube station

    Bayswater tube station is a London Underground station in Travelcard Zone 1 on the Circle line and District Line lines. It is between Notting Hill Gate tube station and Paddington station....
  • Paddington
    Paddington station

    London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area near central London, England....
      ( Trains to Heathrow)
  • Edgware Road
    Edgware Road tube station

    Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground, in Travelcard Zone 1. This article is about the station serving the Circle line , District Line and Hammersmith and City Line....


Current service pattern

The following off-peak service pattern currently runs on the District line
  • 6 tph Ealing Broadway - Tower Hill
  • 6 tph Richmond - Upminster
  • 6 tph Wimbledon - Upminster
  • 6 tph Wimbledon - Edgware Road
  • 4 tph Kensington (Olympia) - High Street Kensington
(tph=trains per hour)

The only line to not have an interchange with the District Line is the Metropolitan Line
Metropolitan Line

The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in TfL's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first rapid transit in the world, opening on 10 January 1863 ....
, though they may have previously before much of the Metropolitan Line was taken over by the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines.

Aldgate East Station on the DIstrict and Hammersmith & City Lines is within easy walking distance of Aldgate Station on the Metropolitan and Circle Lines.

Interavailabilty


c2c
C2c

c2c is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom that provides train services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line from Fenchurch Street station in the City of London to East London, England along the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred , Tilbury and Southend-on-...
 also serves Upminster
Upminster station

Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering....
, Barking
Barking station

Barking station is a railway station served by National Rail, London Underground and London Overground services. It is located in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England....
, West Ham
West Ham station

West Ham station is a London Underground and National Rail station on the District Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Jubilee Line and served by c2c train services....
 and Fenchurch Street
Fenchurch Street railway station

Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close to the Tower of London and two miles east of Charing Cross....
 (for Tower Hill). Tickets are interavailable between the two operators with Oyster Cards (including pay as you go) accepted on this part of c2c's route. South West Trains
South West Trains

South West Trains is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight ....
 services occasionally operate on the Wimbledon Branch between East Putney and Wimbledon
Wimbledon station

Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon, London in the London Borough of Merton, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services....
, often due to engineering works or problems on the mainline, although trains do not stop at any of the intermediate stations.

In popular culture

  • The fictional Walford East tube station in the BBC television series EastEnders
    EastEnders

    EastEnders is a popular and award-winning television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985. It currently ranks within the top of the most watched shows in the United Kingdom....
     is on the District line, taking the place of Bromley-by-Bow
    Bromley-by-Bow tube station

    Bromley-by-Bow station is a London Underground station on the District Line and Hammersmith & City Line lines, located in Bromley-by-Bow in east London....
    .


  • Sheffield band Milburn
    Milburn (band)

    Milburn were an indie rock band from Sheffield, England that consisted of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced they would split on March 28, 2008, with the band playing their final gig at Carling Academy Sheffield on May 24 2008....
     wrote a song labelled 'The District Line' which refers to London.


External links


West: Crossings of the River Thames
Crossings of the River Thames

This is a list of crossings of the River Thames including bridges, tunnels and ferries. In all, there are 214 bridges, over twenty tunnels, and six public ferries but just one Ford_....
 East:
Kew Bridge
Kew Bridge

Kew Bridge is a bridge in London over the River Thames. The present bridge was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and opened in 1903. The bridge was given...
 Richmond
Richmond tube station

Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station, located in Richmond, London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London....
 branch,
between Gunnersbury
Gunnersbury station

Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Chiswick in west London. The station is served by the District Line and London Overground trains on the North London Line and is managed by London Underground....

and Kew Gardens		 Chiswick Bridge
Chiswick Bridge

Chiswick Bridge crosses the River Thames in London in a North-East to South-West direction.It is on the A316 road route, and joins the areas of Mortlake and North Sheen in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the South side, with Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow on the North side....
Putney Bridge
Putney Bridge

Putney Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Thames in west London, linking Putney on the south side with Fulham to the north....
 Wimbledon
Wimbledon station

Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon, London in the London Borough of Merton, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services....
 branch,
between Putney Bridge
Putney Bridge tube station

Putney Bridge is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District Line. It is between Parsons Green tube station and East Putney tube station stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2....

and East Putney
East Putney tube station

East Putney is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon station branch of the District line. It is between Putney Bridge station to the north, and Southfields station to the south....
 Wandsworth Bridge
Wandsworth Bridge

Wandsworth Bridge crosses the River Thames in London in a North-West to South-East direction. It joins the areas of Battersea, near Wandsworth Town railway station, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, on the South of the river, to the areas of Sands End and Parsons Green, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the North side....