Parsons Green tube station

Parsons Green is a London Underground station on the branch of the District Line. It is between and  stations and is in Zone 2. The station is located on Parsons Green a short distance north of the green itself. The station is about half way between Fulham Road (A304) and New Kings Road (A308). The station was previously a train-operator depot, until functions were transferred to.

Sidings
Points allow Parsons Green to be used as an intermediate terminating point for both C and D stock trains. Below are the 7 sidings explained:
 * One siding north of the station. Allows two D or C stock trains and can only be accessed via the EB track.
 * Another siding north of the station, allows one D or C stock train and can only be accessed from via the WB track.
 * Four sidings just south of the station and one adjacent to Platform 2. The 4 sidings can all accommodate one D or C stock train. The siding adjacent to platform 2 can only accommodate one C stock train and can only be accessed from the eastermost siding.

History
The station was opened on 1 March 1880 when the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) extended its line south from to.

Future
Parsons Green is a proposed stop on the under-development Crossrail 2 route, also known as the Chelsea-Hackney Line. It will either supplement or replace the existing District Line service on much of the Wimbledon Branch.

North of the station, the line would branch off into a new tunneled section that could carry it into station, via a new station on the Kings Road,  station. Crossrail 2 is currently still at a development stage, and details may change. The route was safeguarded in 1991 and again in 2007.