Hammersmith (District Line)

 When the District Line first reached Hammersmith in 1874 it was competing directly with the Metropolitan Line whose station stood opposite. As a result Hammersmith station occupies two separate sites. So although I have visited Hammersmith before when I was exploring the Circle Line, I wanted to just have a look at this station. This station serves both the District and the Piccadilly Line whilst the other station at Hammersmith serves the Circle and the Hammersmith and City Line.

One of the underground roundels decorated with the LGBT rainbow flag. Although these were put on display for Pride week, London Transport have decided to keep them in place for the foreseeable future.

You!Me!Us!We! was the theme of Pride 2020.

The roundels are an integral part of the seating. 

In the early 1990s the station was rebuilt and incorporated into a new shopping centre with Underground and a bus interchange access.

In the large ticket hall parts of the tiling from the original facade have been used to form a frame for a mosaic of Hammersmith Bridge.

Also in the ticket hall were these two planters designed to look like the different rolling stock. The top one is D stock and was used from 1976 to 2017. The one below is S stock used from 2010 and thankfully is fully air conditioned.

On the way down to the bus interchange is this mosaic made up of a variety of tiles which I think have been reused from the previous buildings demolished to make way for this complex.

 

The entrance to the shopping complex and underground station.