History
The original Greenford station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 October 1904 on the joint New North Main Line.
The present station, adjacent to the original, was built in the Central line extension of the 1935-40 New Works Programme of the London Passenger Transport Board. It opened on 30 June 1947 after delay due to the Second World War. Service at the original ("main-line") station was gradually reduced and it was closed in 1963.
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