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{{Infobox London station
| name             = South Ruislip
| image_name       = South Ruislip stn building.JPG
| caption          = Station building in July 2008
| manager          = [[London Underground]]
| owner            = [[London Underground]]
| fare_zone        = 5
| locale           = [[South Ruislip]]
| borough          = [[London Borough of Hillingdon]]
| years1           = 1906
| years2           = 1 May 1908
| years3           = 21 November 1948
| events1          = Tracks laid (GW & GCR)
| events2          = Opened (GW & GCR)
| events3          = Started (Central line)
| platforms        = 4
| symbol           = underground
| symbol2          = rail
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'''South Ruislip''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aʊ|θ|_|ˈ|r|aɪ|s|l|ɪ|p}}) is a station served by [[London Underground]] and [[Chiltern Railways]] in [[South Ruislip]] in West [[London]].  The station is owned, managed and staffed by [[London Underground]].<ref name=NRE>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/SRU/details.html |title=National Rail Enquiries&nbsp;— Station Facilities for South Ruislip |access-date=11 January 2009  |publisher=National Rail Enquiries}}</ref> The station is in [[London fare zone 5]].

==History==
[[File:Harrow, Neasden, Northholt & Northholt Road RJD 145.jpg|thumb|left|A 1914 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of railways in the vicinity of South Ruislip (shown here as ''Northolt Junction'')]]

The [[Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway|GWR/GCR Joint line]] to [[High Wycombe]] carried services from both [[Paddington station|Paddington]] and [[Marylebone station|Marylebone]]. They met at Northolt Junction, situated slightly to the east of the station, from where four tracks ran westwards to [[Ruislip Gardens tube station|Ruislip Gardens]] and [[West Ruislip station|West Ruislip]]; there the route shrank to two tracks only. Opened on 1 May 1908<ref>Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley</ref> and originally known as '''Northolt Junction''', the station became '''South Ruislip & Northolt Junction''' from September 1932 and received its present name on 30 June 1947.<ref>Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 72</ref><ref>Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford page 124</ref> 

The station was designed by [[Brian Lewis (architect)|Brian Lewis]] and [[Frederick Francis Charles Curtis|F.F.C. Curtis]] and first served by Central line trains on 21 November 1948 when the Central line extension from London towards West Ruislip was completed after being delayed by [[World War II]]. The rounded booking hall was not completed until 1960.<ref>Edwards 1985, p. 36</ref> The concrete, glass and granite chip [[frieze]] in the booking hall is one of the earliest public works by glass artist, [[Henry Haig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lynnpearson.co.uk/pearson-studyday.pdf |title=A period of extraordinary fecundity: a survey of postwar murals |first=Lynn |last=Pearson |date=20 November 2007 |page=6 |access-date=24 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307012946/http://www.lynnpearson.co.uk/pearson-studyday.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2012 }} (paper based on {{cite journal |first=Lynn |last=Pearson |title=Roughcast textures with cosmic overtones: a survey of British murals, 1945-80 |journal=Decorative Arts Society Journal |year=2007 |volume=31 |pages=117&ndash;137}})</ref>

In late 1973 and early 1974 the track layout was simplified and the manual signal box was removed in early 1990, along with other manual signal boxes on this line, and its function replaced by colour light signalling and power operated points, both controlled from Marylebone. The track alignments were improved to allow higher speed running at the junction for the services from Marylebone, and the pointwork which had allowed trains from Paddington to call at the westbound Chiltern station platform was removed. All eastbound services were moved to the former through road; the eastbound road, which had formerly extended from the platform road at [[West Ruislip station|West Ruislip]], was closed and lifted, and the eastbound platform widened.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-first=J.N. |editor1-last=Slater |date=May 1974 |title=Notes and News: Ruislip and Beaconsfield reduced |journal=[[The Railway Magazine|Railway Magazine]] |volume=120 |issue=877 |publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd |location=London |issn=0033-8923 |page=248 }}</ref> The alignment of the turnout towards Marylebone was improved to allow higher-speed running. Fragments of the old trackwork can still be seen to the north of the line at this point. The trackwork at this station has been upgraded and now permits higher speed running up to {{convert|100|mph|kph}}.

The station was transferred from the [[Western Region of British Railways|Western Region of British Rail]] to the [[London Midland Region of British Railways|London Midland Region]] on 24 March 1974.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-first=J.N. |editor1-last=Slater |date=May 1974 |title=Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services |journal=[[The Railway Magazine|Railway Magazine]] |volume=120 |issue=877 |publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd |location=London |issn=0033-8923 |page=248 }}</ref>

==The station in the 21st century==
Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.

The lines to Marylebone formerly passed either side of West Waste. As part of Chiltern Railways' [[Chiltern Railways#Evergreen 3|Evergreen 3]] route improvements works, Northolt Junction was remodelled and included provision to the north of the waste transfer depot of a new down main line alongside the existing up main to allow services to be accelerated. The new down main line has a line speed limit of {{convert|100|mph|kph}} compared with the former {{convert|60|mph|kph}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w09.hillingdon.gov.uk/images/dv_pl_files/66712_APP_2010_103/016_4.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901205323/http://w09.hillingdon.gov.uk/images/dv_pl_files/66712_APP_2010_103/016_4.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2011 |title=Planning Application to Hillingdon Borough Council for revised railway track layout at Northolt Junction |publisher=Chiltern Railways |location=London |date=23 February 2010 |access-date=27 August 2010 }}</ref> The existing down main was remodelled to become the down loop line, used by trains stopping at South Ruislip station.

The bridge outside which carries the lines over Long Drive is lower than others locally at {{convert|11|ft|9|in|m}} and is often hit by high vehicles. Either side of it, false deck beams have been installed so the danger of any impacts causing damage to the bridge itself has been lessened.

==Services==
===National Rail===
[[National Rail]] services at South Ruislip are operated by [[Chiltern Railways]]. (2023)

The station's weekday off-peak service pattern is unusual in that it's served by trains at different frequencies in each direction. The station is served by one train every two hours to [[Marylebone station|London Marylebone]] and one train per hour to {{stnlnk|High Wycombe}}. Services to and from London operate as stopping services calling at most stations. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2023|115}}</ref>

On weekends, the service is increased to hourly in each direction and northbound services are extended beyond High Wycombe to and from {{stnlnk|Aylesbury}} via {{stnlnk|Princes Risborough}}.

===London Underground===
The typical off-peak [[London Underground]] service on the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]] in trains per hour is:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/central/|title=Central Line Timetable|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
* 9 tph to {{stn|West Ruislip}} (2023)
* 9 tph to [[Epping tube station|Epping]] (2023)

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 12 tph in each direction.

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==Connections==
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 114|114]] and [[London Buses route E7|E7]] serve the station.

==References==
{{reflist}}

;Bibliography
* Edwards, Dennis. F. (1985) ''Bygone Ruislip and Uxbridge''. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. {{ISBN|0-85033-592-2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|South Ruislip station}}
* [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs London Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
**{{LTM archive|1998-66100|South Ruislip and Northolt Junction station, 1937}}
**{{LTM archive|1998-89009|Rotunda ticket hall under construction, 1954}}
**{{LTM archive|1998-68293|Temporary booking hall, 1955}}

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