West London has a brand new station as Wood Lane station has opened on the Hammersmith & City line.

Wood Lane in White City will provide a new link for the local community and will be one of the stations providing access to the new Westfield London retail and leisure centre, just 200 metres away.

It is part of the £200m transport upgrade which is financed by the developer Westfield in partnership with Transport for London (TfL).

The new step-free access station means local residents and businesses will have easy connections to Hammersmith, King's Cross St. Pancras International, the City and east London.

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The station combines old and new with old viaduct arches incorporated into the modern stainless steel and glass structure to create a striking and spacious ticket hall.

It was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, who also designed Bermondsey Tube station.

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, said: "This new station is part of a huge package that will radically improve the transport links for people in West London, who have been calling for better connections for many years.

"I'm certain that west Londoners and visitors alike are going to be impressed by the new facilities, and will find that the new station - the first to be built on an existing line for over 70 years - will become an invaluable addition to the network."

The station boasts innovations such as an intelligent zonal public address system and energy efficient lighting that reacts to where people are on the platform or particular parts of the station.

(CD/JM)