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District line: all 43 stations from Ealing Broadway to Upminster

The green line with the most branches, from Ealing Broadway across the centre to Upminster in the east. 43 stations, 488 keystrokes.

The Boleyn Tavern, near Upton Park on the District line
Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0

The District line comes from the Metropolitan District Railway, which opened between South Kensington and Westminster in December 1868. Over time it fanned out toward Ealing Broadway, Richmond, Wimbledon and Upminster, and it is still the Tube line with the most branches at its western end. In HelloSubway you type the route from Ealing Broadway to Upminster.

Station by station

Leaving Ealing Broadway, the District line stops at Ealing Common, Acton Town, Chiswick Park, Turnham Green, Stamford Brook, Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith, Barons Court, West Kensington, Earl's Court, Gloucester Road, South Kensington, Sloane Square, Victoria, St. James's Park, Westminster, Embankment, Temple, Blackfriars, Mansion House and Cannon Street.

The second half continues Monument, Tower Hill, Aldgate East, Whitechapel, Stepney Green, Mile End, Bow Road, Bromley-By-Bow, West Ham, Plaistow, Upton Park, East Ham, Barking, Upney, Becontree, Dagenham Heathway, Dagenham East, Elm Park, Hornchurch, Upminster Bridge and Upminster.

55 Broadway, near St. James's Park station
55 Broadway, close to St. James's Park.Photo: Paul Farmer · CC BY-SA 2.0

Branches you don't type

Our map also draws these branches as dotted lines: Turnham Green to Richmond, Earl's Court to Wimbledon, Earl's Court to Edgware Road and High Street Kensington to Kensington (Olympia). The game types the main route from Ealing Broadway to Upminster.

Connections and typing

Of the 43 stations, 30 are shared with other lines in the game. The biggest are Hammersmith (Circle, Piccadilly, Hammersmith & City), Embankment (Bakerloo, Circle, Northern), Gloucester Road (Circle, Piccadilly), South Kensington (Circle, Piccadilly), Victoria (Victoria, Circle) and Westminster (Circle, Jubilee). One full ride takes 488 keystrokes, about 11.3 per station. Dagenham Heathway is the longest at 17, then Ravenscourt Park at 16, and Upney is the shortest at 5. Play the District line.

Common questions

How many stations does the District line have in HelloSubway?

43 stations, from Ealing Broadway to Upminster. Dotted branches on the map are not typed.

Where can I change from the District line to another line?

30 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including Ealing Broadway, Acton Town, Turnham Green, Hammersmith, Barons Court, Earl's Court.

How hard is the District line to type?

Typing every station once takes 488 keystrokes, about 11.3 per station. The longest name is Dagenham Heathway at 17. The game rates it level 5 of 7 among the lines of its city.

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