Watford West railway 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.

Watford West
The station in September 1985.
Watford West
Location of Watford West in Hertfordshire
LocationWatford
Local authorityWatford
Grid referenceTQ098955
Railway companies
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 June 1912 (1912-06-15)Station Opened
22 March 1996Services Ceased
6 November 2002Station Closed
23 September 2003Official Closure
Other information
WGS8451.6485°N 0.4143°W / 51.6485; -0.4143
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History

The station opened in 1912 and was temporarily closed in 1996 before being permanently closed on 6 November 2002,[1] with the line being officially closed in September 2003. Facilities at the station had been downgraded in the years prior to closure. At first the station was temporarily closed so the remaining station furniture, including the lampposts, drivers mirrors and the station and street-level signage, was left in situ.[2][3][4] By the time clearance work began at the site in preparation for the Croxley Rail Link both mirrors had collapsed and almost all of the station-level signage had disappeared.

The Watford Observer newspaper published an update on 25 January 2017, confirming work had stopped on the Croxley Rail Link because of an ongoing funding issue.[5][6][7]

In 2004–05, after the station was mothballed, ten passengers purchased tickets for travel to the station.[8]

  • The station in April 2005
  • The overgrown remains of the station (2008)
  • Clearance work being carried out at the site of the station (2014)
  • The remains of the station (May 2014)

References
  1. 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
  2. "Pictures of Watford West station". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. "Pictures of Watford West station taken in 2008". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. "Disused stations - Watford West". Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Croxley Rail Link plan approved by Government". The Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  7. "Major Scheme Business Case - Main Report" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  8. "Estimates of station usage". Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Croxley Green
Line and station closed		   Network SouthEast
Croxley Green Branch		   Watford Stadium Halt
Line and station closed

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