It is located on the West Ruislip branch of the Central line, between Greenford and Hanger Lane stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 4.

This was closed when the current London Underground station was opened on 30 June 1947, as part of the extension of the Central line to West Ruislip.

The station was designed in 1938 by Brian Lewis, later the GWR's chief architect, but completion was delayed by the Second World War.

A planned tower and extended wing were never built, leaving the station smaller than intended.

[9] It also appeared in the first episode of the 1994 BBC series The Fast Show, featuring John Thomson.