West London line
Feature Location Interchange Notes
Willesden Junction 51°31′58″N 0°14′44″W / 51.53266°N 0.24547°W / 51.53266 ; -0.24547 Bakerloo line North London line Watford DC line West London line trains use the high-level platforms , shared with the North London line ; Watford DC & Bakerloo lines use the low-level platforms
West London Junction 51°31′49″N 0°14′40″W / 51.530213°N 0.244515°W / 51.530213 ; -0.244515 - After Willesden Junction , the line heads south and crosses the West Coast Main Line via a bridge ; the WLL separates from the North London line , which heads south-west towards Richmond
Mitre Bridge Junction 51°31′37″N 0°14′10″W / 51.527017°N 0.236132°W / 51.527017 ; -0.236132 - Junction located just south of bridge over Hythe Road ; the WLL curves east before turning south towards Shepherd 's Bush . Southern services from Milton Keynes Central join the WLL at this junction after branching off from the WCML near Willesden Junction and curving south over a level crossing
Mitre Bridge 51°31′37″N 0°14′10″W / 51.527017°N 0.236132°W / 51.527017 ; -0.236132 - Cantilever bridge which crosses the Great Western Main Line and the Grand Union Canal close to Old Oak Common TMD
North Pole Junction 51°31′26″N 0°13′58″W / 51.523965°N 0.232855°W / 51.523965 ; -0.232855 - End-on junction ; connection to former Eurostar North Pole depot , which is parallel to the GWR main line . The WLJR proper starts here
St. Quintin Park and Wormwood Scrubs ( closed ) 51°31′13″N 0°13′40″W / 51.5204°N 0.2279°W / 51.5204 ; -0.2279 - A former station which was destroyed by wartime bombing in 1940
Westway 51°31′00″N 0°13′24″W / 51.5168°N 0.2233°W / 51.5168 ; -0.2233 - Just north of the Westway flyover is the AC/DC changeover point where electric trains switch power supply : 25 kV AC overhead lines to the north , 750 V DC third rail to the south
Junction with the L & SWR ( dismantled ) 51°30′38″N 0°13′12″W / 51.510551°N 0.219868°W / 51.510551 ; -0.219868 - This former eastbound spur linked the WLL to the line which is today the Hammersmith & City line via Latimer Road when the WLL formed part of the Middle Circle route from 1872 to 1905
Shepherd 's Bush 51°30′18″N 0°13′03″W / 51.505128°N 0.217561°W / 51.505128 ; -0.217561 Central Line opened September 2008 on the site of the former Uxbridge Road station
Junction with the L & SWR ( dismantled ) 51°30′08″N 0°12′54″W / 51.502141°N 0.215121°W / 51.502141 ; -0.215121 - A former westbound spur connecting the WLL to the Hammersmith & City line via Shepherd 's Bush , removed in 1930
Kensington ( Olympia ) 51°29′55″N 0°12′39″W / 51.4986°N 0.2108°W / 51.4986 ; -0.2108 District line Opened in 1862 as Addison Road
West London Extension Junction 51°29′41″N 0°12′19″W / 51.494673°N 0.205319°W / 51.494673 ; -0.205319 - End-on junction between the two parts of the line ; extensive goods yards owned by LNWR and GWR
West Brompton 51°29′12″N 0°11′45″W / 51.4866°N 0.1957°W / 51.4866 ; -0.1957 District line WLL platforms situated parallel to the Underground platforms closed in 1940 following World War II bomb damage ; reopened 1999 , restoring District line interchange
Chelsea & Fulham ( closed ) 51°28′49″N 0°11′15″W / 51.480267°N 0.18749°W / 51.480267 ; -0.18749 - Station closed in 1940 following World War II bomb damage ; a goods line branched off south of the station to Chelsea Basin ( the present-day site of Chelsea Harbour Pier )
Imperial Wharf 51°28′31″N 0°10′58″W / 51.47517°N 0.18281°W / 51.47517 ; -0.18281 River Opened 2009 as part of the expansion of London Overground
Battersea Railway Bridge ( Cremorne Bridge ) 51°28′23″N 0°10′45″W / 51.47306°N 0.17917°W / 51.47306 ; -0.17917 - Crosses the River Thames
Battersea ( closed ) 51°28′17″N 0°10′20″W / 51.47152°N 0.17219°W / 51.47152 ; -0.17219 - Closed in 1940 following World War II bomb damage
Latchmere Junctions 51°28′15″N 0°10′04″W / 51.470823°N 0.167775°W / 51.470823 ; -0.167775 - Connections to the South Western Main Line ( Waterloo ) & the Brighton & Chatham Main Lines ( London Victoria ) . Southern trains branch off here to traverse the main lines via a dive-under . When the WLL formed part of the Outer Circle route ( 1872-1908 ) , trains would branch off here to Victoria
Clapham Junction LOC South London line National Rail WLL terminates in a bay platform parallel to Waterloo to Reading Line , shared with terminating South London line services . Southern trains call at platforms on the other side of the station before continuing south to East Croydon
The route
From north to south , to line follows the following route with current and former stations , junctions with other railways and other features :
The West London line is a short railway in inner West London that links in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. The line has always been an important cross-London link especially for freight services. Southern and London Overground provide regular passenger services; detailed below.