Wood Lane tube station (Metropolitan line)

The two Wood Lane stations were opened in 1908 to serve the Franco-British Exhibition and the 1908 Olympic Games in the area that was to become known as White City.

The station was brought back into use on 5 November 1920,[1] with the name Wood Lane (White City), but was open only when an exhibition or event was being staged.

Opened on 12 October 2008, it is on the east side of Wood Lane about 100 metres (330 ft) north-east of the former Metropolitan line station.

The H&CR initially insisted that the LR&AR built a separate exchange station at Wood Lane, rather than using the existing platforms.

The GWR wanted the LR&AR to also build a separate Acton station, and a house was demolished at Friar's Place for this.

Advertising poster by Frederick Charles Herrick for transportation to an exhibition at White City, showing an assemblage of characters representing various advertising trademarks and emblems, including Bibendum , the Michelin Man; Johnnie Walker ; and the Kodak Girl , in a station displaying advertising posters
Diagram of stations in the Shepherd's Bush area showing the location of Wood Lane (White City) station