Harefield Road tube station
Harefield Road was a proposed London Underground station on the western branch of the Central line beyond its current terminus at West Ruislip.
| Harefield Road | |
|---|---|
Harefield Road Location of Harefield Road in Greater London | |
| Location | Uxbridge |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| Grid reference | TQ060874 |
| Owner | Never built |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London Underground |
| Other information | |
| WGS84 | 51.5760°N 0.4710°W |
| London transport portal | |
Under the London Passenger Transport Board's 1935–1940 New Works programme, the station would have been built alongside the existing Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway (GW&GCJR) line between West Ruislip and Denham as the penultimate station on the Central line's extension from North Acton.
Like many other new stations built by London Underground in the outskirts of the capital, the construction of the station was intended to stimulate new housing developments in what was a rural part of Middlesex. Works on the extension were postponed during World War II and, after the war, green belt legislation was introduced to limit the expansion of urban areas. The area beyond West Ruislip fell within the designated Metropolitan Green Belt, and, as the intended housing developments were no longer allowed, the extension beyond West Ruislip was cancelled.