Boston Manor Underground Station celebrates its 140th anniversary

Earlier this month (May 1 2023), the Piccadilly Line’s Boston Manor Underground Station celebrated its 140th anniversary.

The Transport for London tube station opened in 1883 and operated as the District Railway. Five decades later, as part of the Piccadilly line extension to Hounslow, the station was rebuilt between 1932 and 1934 in a modernist style designed by renowned architect Charles Holden. At one point, commuters could catch both the Piccadilly and District lines from the station but in 1964, the District line was withdrawn.

Due to its design and importance, the art deco Boston Manor building was granted Grade II Listed status on 21 March 2002.

Latest figures released on passengers using Boston Manor tube station show in 2021 879,895 people used it, under half pre-pandemic numbers when over two million people a year would go in and out of the station.

To mark the 140th anniversary of the station, London Underground staff decorated the station with balloons as well as having cake to celebrate the day.

Speaking to EALING.NEWS, Sue Lofthouse, head of customer operations for the Piccadilly line said: “I was honoured to join the celebrations at Boston Manor Tube station on 1 May as we marked 140 years of its role at the heart of the local community. It was wonderful to hear stories from our customers about how important the station is in connecting them to work and leisure, family and friends.

Ms Lofthouse added: “I’d like to thank all our station colleagues for their help in making the celebration such a success and our customers for their enthusiasm in marking this important milestone with us.”

As well as celebrating the 140th anniversary of Boston Manor, Transport for London (TfL) is also celebrating the 160th anniversary of the London Underground network since the first Tube journey took place between Paddington and Farringdon stations, on what was then the Metropolitan Railway.

A number of events and activities are taking place to showcase the role the London Underground plays in connecting people with work and leisure over the past 160 years.