Category Archives: Tube Central line

Walk 14LOUGHTON walk to EPPING3 hours This was originally a suburban train line built in 1865 as an extension of an existing line beyond Loughton to Epping and Ongar. The line was converted to the Central Line in 1949. Routing … Continue reading →

Walk 13SOUTH WOODFORD walk to LOUGHTON2 3/4 hours This was originally a suburban train line linking Stratford with Loughton. It was converted to the Central Line in 1947. Routing note: This walk connects in South Woodford with Central Line walk … Continue reading →

Walk 12LEYTONSTONE walk to SOUTH WOODFORD2 1/4 hours This was originally a suburban train line linking Stratford with Loughton. It was converted to the Central Line in 1947. Routing note: This walk connects in Leytonstone to Central Line walks 9 … Continue reading →

Walk 11FAIRLOP walk to WOODFORD3 hours This was originally a suburban train line opened in 1903 but it closed again in 1908 because it was not profitable. It was then reopened in 1930 once enough suburban developments had taken place. … Continue reading →

Walk 10REDBRIDGE walk to FAIRLOP2 1/2 hours The section between Redbrige and Newbury Park was a new branch of the Central line completed in 1947. The section between Newbury Park and Fairlop was part of a pre-existing suburban railway running … Continue reading →

Walk 8MILE END to LEYTON2 3/4 hours This section of the Central line opened in 1946 between Mile End and a temporary terminus at Stratford. The extension towards Leyton opened in 1947. Routing note: This walk connects in Mile End … Continue reading →

Walk 7ST PAUL’S walk to MILE END2 1/2 hours The Central line opened in 1900 but had its original terminus in Bank, just one station beyond St. Paul’s. It was extended to Liverpool Street in 1912 to provide the obviously … Continue reading →

Walk 6 OXFORD CIRCUS to ST PAUL’S 2 1/2 hours This section of the Central line opened in 1900. It was originally very successful, taking many clients away from the steam-hauled, slow trains on the Circle line. Once the Circle … Continue reading →

Walk 5NORTHOLT walk to WEST RUISLIP2 1/2 hours Most of this line is a railway line opened in 1905 between London and Birmingham, with trains running between central London and Ruislip via Wembley. A junction was opened in 1907 in … Continue reading →

Walk 4HANGER LANE walk to NORTHOLT2 3/4 hours This line was originally a railway line opened in 1906 and was converted to a branch of the Central Line in 1947. Routing note: The obvious connections are in Hanger Lane to … Continue reading →