Acton Town is a Zone 3 station on the District and Piccadilly lines. Places within a short walk include Transport Museum Depot, Gunnersbury Park and Gunnersbury Park Museum.
What's near Acton Town
5 places within about 900 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.
Museums and galleries
- Transport Museum Depot190 m · est. 3 min walk · route
- Gunnersbury Park Museum free entry*570 m · est. 9 min walk · route
Parks, gardens and squares
- Gunnersbury Parkedge 400 m · est. 7 min walk · route
Markets
- Acton Market760 m · est. 12 min walk · route
Libraries
- Library for Iranian Studies610 m · est. 10 min walk · route
*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.
Map
Squares: 2 entrance points from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Step-free access
Getting on and off the train
| Platform | Boarding (TfL station data) |
|---|---|
| District and Piccadilly line · Westbound Platform 1 (towards Ealing Broadway and Uxbridge or Heathrow) | Boarding ramp (ask staff) |
| Piccadilly line · Westbound Platform 2 (towards Uxbridge or Heathrow) | Boarding ramp (ask staff) |
| Piccadilly line · Eastbound Platform 3 (towards Oakwood) | Boarding ramp (ask staff) |
| District and Piccadilly line · Eastbound Platform 4 (towards Oakwood and Upminster) | Boarding ramp (ask staff) |
Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.
Changing trains here
- Services here, from TfL's data: District line and Piccadilly line.
From TfL data. All interchange tips.
Toilets
TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 3 toilets here:
| Type | Where | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Male | Ticket hall | baby changing, outside the ticket gates, hours: Daily |
| Female | Ticket hall | baby changing, outside the ticket gates, hours: Daily |
| All Genders | Ticket hall | accessible, baby changing, outside the ticket gates, hours: Daily |
Lines and next stops
- District line: between Chiswick Park and Ealing Common
- Piccadilly line: between Ealing Common, South Ealing and Turnham Green
TfL's data lists this station as served by the Night Tube on Friday and Saturday nights. Not every line through a station runs at night, so check TfL before you rely on a late train.
Facilities listed by TfL
| Ticket Halls | 1 |
| Lifts | 2 |
| Escalators | 0 |
| Car park | no |
| WiFi | yes |
TfL facility listing; may lag.
Walking to nearby stations
Nearest other Tube stations
- Ealing Common · 950 m straight line · est. 15 min walk
- Chiswick Park · 1,280 m straight line · est. 21 min walk
- Gunnersbury · 1,300 m straight line · est. 21 min walk
- West Acton · 1,660 m straight line · est. 27 min walk
est. = our estimate. How we measure · TfL walking times.
Official information
For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for Acton Town. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.
Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.