Template:Infobox closed London station Watford West is a disused railway station in Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom on the branch line from Watford Junction to Croxley Green, last operated in 1996.
History[]
The station opened in 1912 and was temporarily closed in 1996 before being permanently closed on 6 November 2002.[1] Facilities at the station had been downgraded in the years prior to closure and as the station was initially only temporarily closed, the remaining station furniture, including the lampposts, signage and drivers mirrors, was left in situ. More than fifteen years on, despite nature reclaiming the station, the station furniture largely remains in place although both mirrors have now collapsed and almost all of the signage has disappeared, in contrast to the signage at street-level which remains in place.[2][3][4]
In 2004-05, several years after the station was mothballed, ten passengers purchased tickets for travel to the station,[5] placing it higher than Gainsborough Central.
Future[]
The track will be re-opened as part of the Metropolitan line Croxley Rail Link, approved by the Government on 14 December 2011.[6] It is not planned to re-open Watford West because a new station, Watford Vicarage Road, will be built on Vicarage Road.
Watford West station will be demolished and the space used to house an electrical substation.[7]
References[]
- ↑ The decision to accept the Closure Notice published by the Strategic Rail Authority (dated 23 March 2001) was given in a letter from the then Minister of State for Transport, John Spellar, to the Chief Executive of Network Rail, John Armitt.
- ↑ Pictures of Watford West station
- ↑ Pictures of Watford West station taken in 2008
- ↑ Disused stations - Watford West
- ↑ Estimates of station usage. Office of Rail Regulation. Retrieved on 14 August 2013.
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- ↑ Major Scheme Business Case - Main Report.
External links[]
- Picture of Watford West station in June 1985 and of the line shortly after closure
- Footage of Watford West station filmed in 1990
- Pictures of the Croxley Green branch in its disused state (including Watford West)
- Pictures of Watford West station when open and in the years after abandonment
- Pictures of the Croxley line, including Watford West station, taken in 2009
- Croxley Rail Link - official website
- TfL - Croxley Rail Link
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croxley Green Line and station closed |
Network SouthEast Croxley Green Branch |
Watford Stadium Line and station closed | ||
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