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Shepherd's Bush is a London Underground station in the district of Shepherd's Bush, which is located in west London, England, United Kingdom. The station is on the Central line, between and stations, and it lies in Travelcard Zone 2.The station originally opened in 1900, but was closed for eight months in 2008 while the surface station building was replaced with a completely new structure and the underground station refurbished.A number of stations in the area both past and present have borne the name Shepherd's Bush; today the Central line station shares its name with the adjacent London Overground station, with which it shares a surface-level interchange.An entirely separate London Underground station, on the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines is located approximately 1/3mi away. Until 2008, it too was called Shepherd's Bush until it was renamed to avoid confusion.HistoryThe station opened on 30 July 1900 and was the original western terminus of the Central London Railway (CLR). The original surface-level station building was a terracotta-clad ticket hall with its entrance on the Uxbridge Road facing Shepherd's Bush Green. Like all CLR stations, the station building was designed by Harry Bell Measures.