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Key Dates

1863 The Metropolitan Railway opens between ‣ and ‣
1864 Together with Great Western Railways, Metropolitan Railway extends the line to ‣
1864 Services to Addison Road (now ‣), via the curve at ‣, begin. Following bomb damage in 1940, this service is suspended and doesn't restart after the war
1869 A new London and South Western line opens between north of Addison Road and ‣, via ‣. The new ‣ station (at Grove Road) means the old terminus is re-sited
1884 The line extends east to ‣
1906 The line is electrified
1936 Trains are extended over the former District Railway line to ‣
1988 The line becomes the Hammersmith & City line in its own right