Editing Acton, London (section)

==Transport==

===Tube/Rail===
Stations in the area are:
* [[Acton Central railway station]] ([[Mildmay line]])
* [[Acton Main Line railway station]] ([[Elizabeth line]])
* [[Acton Town tube station|Acton Town Underground station]] ([[District line]] and [[Piccadilly line]])
* [[East Acton tube station|East Acton Underground station]] ([[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]])
* [[North Acton tube station|North Acton Underground station]] (Central line)
* [[South Acton railway station (England)|South Acton railway station]] (Mildmay line)
* [[West Acton tube station|West Acton Underground station]] [Central line ([[Ealing Broadway station|Ealing Broadway]] branch)]

Acton has seven railway stations bearing its name, more than any other place in the United Kingdom other than London itself. Acton is also the only place in London to have stations named after all four of its cardinal points, north, south, east, and west.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024|reason=previous ref was a blog per [[WP:SPS]]}} The widespread provision of train services reflects a long railway history, particularly associated (historically) with [[Transport for London|London Transport]] and the [[Great Western Railway]]. Between 1858 and 1864 there was a further station on the [[North London Railway]], ''Acton Junction'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/joebrownlondon/status/1580688566069252097 |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> where the line to [[Hammersmith & Chiswick railway station]] branched off.

North Acton has a large Great Western Railway housing estate (now privately owned),<ref>{{cite web |title=Acton History |url=http://www.actonhistory.co.uk/acton/page6.html |website=www.actonhistory.co.uk |access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref> and the [[Old Oak Common TMD]] railway depot is within the usual boundary, as is the [[London Transport Museum#Depot (Acton)|London Transport Museum Depot]] which houses an extensive collection of historic and heritage rolling stock. Acton Main Line station has a busy freight yard (operating ballast and container trains).

===Buses===
London Buses routes [[London Buses route 7|7]], [[London Buses route 70|70]], [[London Buses route 72|72]], [[London Buses route 94|94]], [[London Buses route 95|95]], [[London Buses route 207|207]], [[London Buses route 218|218]], [[London Buses route 228|228]], [[London Buses route 260|260]], [[London Buses route 266|266]], [[London Buses route 272|272]], [[London Buses route 283|283]], [[London Buses route 306|306]], [[London Buses route 427|427]], [[London Buses route 440|440]], [[London Buses route 487|487]], [[London Buses route E3|E3]], [[London Buses route N7|N7]], [[London Buses route N11|N11]], [[London Buses route N207|N207]] and [[London Buses route SL8|SL8]] serve Acton.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/actoncentral-a4-270714.pdf |access-date=2 December 2024|title=Buses from Acton Central}}</ref>

===Shelved tram proposals===
[[Transport for London]], led by then Mayor of London, [[Ken Livingstone]], proposed to build a [[West London Tram]] between Shepherd's Bush and Uxbridge town centre.<ref name="mayor-announcement">{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=1135|title=Mayor says yes to new trams and busways|date=29 May 2002|publisher=Mayor of London/Greater London Authority|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418014756/http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=1135|archive-date=18 April 2003}}</ref> It would have run along the A4020, the [[Uxbridge Road]], through Acton, Ealing, West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall and Hayes End. This proposed scheme was highly controversial and resulted in strong differences in opinion between TfL, who supported the scheme, and local councils throughout the proposed route, who all took a 'no tram' stance.<ref name="bbc-majority">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4308321.stm|title=Majority say 'no' to tram scheme|date=1 March 2005|work=BBC News|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref>

The West London Tram was finally scrapped when former Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] agreed that the long-awaited [[Crossrail]] would go ahead in October 2007.<ref name="tfl-2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/networkandservices/3223.aspx|title=West London Tram|date=10 April 2008|publisher=Transport for London (archived page)|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410070044/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/networkandservices/3223.aspx|archive-date=10 April 2008}}</ref> [[Acton Main Line railway station]] is now a station on the [[Elizabeth line]], delivered by the Crossrail project, with 4 trains per hour in each direction.