[ Left channel ] Good morning, I'm on a District Line train [ Right channel ] Good morning, I'm on a Central Line train
[ Left channel ] Heading west, out to West London, zone three [ Right channe] ] Heading out, to West London, to zone three
[ Left channel ] to do the end of the line [ Right channel ] to do the end of the line
[ Left channel ] at Ealing Broadway [ Right channel ] at Ealing Broadway
*PA* The next station is Ealing Broadway *PA*
*PA *where this train terminates *PA*
Okay, so that's just me being fun
by pointing out that Ealing Broadway
is the end of the line for both the district
which I really arrived on, and the central line
I think that's the first time you've had two
underground lines terminate at a station
for the end of the line.
If you do come here
this is the immediate thing you have to do
is you come down to the end of these platforms
We'll discuss platforms later
But there's a, similar to high ballet
there's a walk around section here
to get you from platform nine
round to the other platform
So it allows this brilliant look back
along the district line platforms there
I've got some photos from here
from many years ago
from an engineering weekend
when they actually ran Piccadilly line trains
in on this platform
That is a fun photo to see
'cause it's not often
you get to see pick lines stop at Ealing Broadway
But then, whilst you're down here, down this end
you cannot but help but notice these old signs
Now there are five of them
And what I'm told by different conflicting reports
is that either they're all fake
as in they're all replicas
or one of them
one out the five might be an original, but I don't know
So come and look at these gorgeous old signs
the old star round was here, Ealing Broadway
But help me out, YouTube
Are they all real?
Are they replicas?
Is only one of them out of the five original
and the other four replicas because I don't know
But do come and admire these signs
If you've not actually been to
Ealing Broadway for a while
and you think you know it from many years ago
then you might be in for a shock as to how it looks now
And since the Crossrail Elizabeth line
started running through here
the station entrance has been completely rebuilt
It's now also operated by TFL
and therefore, it's got an extremely purple feel to it
That is so weird
Pre Crossrail, pre Elizabeth line
you can use the steps there
and then just keep on going
Keep on going and walk through
And where this wall is
that was the gate line and the ticket area
And there is pointing to toilets
and the new ticket area is up here
Ealing Broadway is
as I always remember it though, very busy
It's a bustling and noisy end of the line
with loads of people all about
And it's surprising therefore
that it doesn't top the statistics
for most busy end of the line station
Amongst all that busyness though
is something quite cool that you can spot
It's very noisy, busy, buses
people, shops over there
There's a drill
The bane of the videographers life is
having to contend with the drill
but that's Ealing Broadway for you
It's a very busy area
which you'll kind of like it
and if you let the buses pass
you can see this building here
is the original Ealing Broadway Station
1838 I do believe
Remember when I was a Harrow the other day
I spoke about stations that had been in existence
before the underground was created
Same here for Ealing Broadway
At the top, there's even a sign up there
which you might have missed
if you've lived here for years of your life
that says, "Ealing Broadway Station,"
which is now a row of shops
One of the good things
about the Elizabeth Line Crossrail here
at Ealing Broadway
is that they put lifts on all the platforms
So it is now perfectly
and correctly step free, which is nice
I've never been in that lift before
Now back when TFL Rail
first started running through here
and then consequently now of course
Cross Liz, train started running through here
this seriously became a TFL
and a TFL branded station
It has nine platforms
one and two which are the first GWR trains
three and two stopping trains
some stopping at GWR
and Liz Line trains five and six
and then central line seven, eight, nine
and then the three platforms
used by the district line
But even the GWR platforms
where trains don't stop
And I've been recording this piece
hoping for a train to come through
are in the TFL uppercase font
but nine platforms
Is that the highest number of platforms we've had
at an end of the line station so far?
I think it might be
Oh, and also if you're playing bingo
there's no wimpy here
You can tick wimpy off
And there goes the first train
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Ealing Broadway also has Labyrinth number 21
And when I got this shot
I noticed that next to it
Ealing Broadway now has a Pink Oyster validator
because the Elizabeth Line
now brings in new connection options
which weren't available before
This takes a total number of stations
outside of zone one, with pink validators, to 17
A quick admirer of the canopy
over the central line platforms
and then it was time to brave the outside world
with the crowds again
Yes, the streets and shopping centres
of Ealing Broadway were still there
but in the middle of it all
I managed to find a smaller oasis of calm
in nearby Walpole Park
That's where you'll find Pitzhanger Manor
which was once the residence of Sir John Soane
one of the most influential architects in British history
It's now a delightful art gallery
but it's not open every day
so do check the opening times
And that is Ealing Broadway
A sleepy backwater with birds
chirping in the trees and no passengers, it is not
If you want noise, if you want shops
if you want bustling busyness
do come to Ealing Broadway
if you are exploring yourown end of the line series
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but with the passenger numbers of all the ends
of the line stations that I've been going round to
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You can download it from my website as well
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