White City

Hammersmith & City Line

WHITE CITY

(1908 - 1959)

Originally named Wood Lane (Exhibition) Station, it was constructed as a temporary station to serve the
Franco-British Exhibition. It was closed in 1914 when Shepherd's Bush station was resisted further
to the north, leaving a 300 yard gap between the stations.

The station was retained however and after 1920 it was opened for occasional events at White City Stadium.
A fire in 1959 was the catalyst for its permanent closure. The remains were demolished two years later.

A new station is due to be opened slightly further along from the old one (on the other side of Wood Lane), to
interchange with the Central Line's White City station.

View of the White City platform site from the northern end of the northbound platform at Shepherd's Bush station. Judging from a 1957 photograph from a similar position, the southern end of the platforms started just after the green signal on the left. Presumably this would explain the different appearance of the parapet on the left.

(Apr 2005)

The entrance to the station was located at the north-western side of MacFarlane Road, the ticket office located in one of the arches to the right of the photo, now hidden behind the BBC car park. The archway visible here leads to what appears to be a sub-station for the line.

(Apr 2005)

(Apr 2005)

Lords (Metropolitan Line)

Photos taken 2005.