District Line Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. It is a "sub-surface" line, running through the central area in shallow cut-and-cover tunnels which were built by the Metropolitan District Railway and opened in stages between 1868 and 1871. The MDR was later bought by Charles Yerkes, forming part of the "Underground" group until it was nationalised in the 1930s.
The Wimbledon branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court.
Stations
In order from west to eastRichmond branch
Ealing branch
The Richmond and Ealing branches join just west of Turnham Green.Wimbledon branch
Kensington (Olympia) branch
The Kensington (Olympia) branch joins the main line west of Earl's Court, though trains from it normally run on to the Edgware Road branch."Main Line"
Edgware Road branch
The Edgware Road branch diverges from the main line east of Earl's Court.Current service pattern
The following off-peak service pattern currently runs on the District line
(tph=trains per hour)History
The District Line has a long history. At one point it had additional branches to Uxbridge and Hounslow West but both are now operated by the Piccadilly Line. Eastbound services were run as far as the seaside town of Southend in Essex until 1939.