Croxley tube station
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Croxley is a London Underground station in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire. It is on the Watford branch of the Metropolitan Line.
The only intermediate station on the branch, Croxley lies between Watford, (the terminus) and Moor Park on the main line from Baker Street to Amersham. It is in Travelcard Zone A. The southbound platform at Croxley is unusual in that it has no station starter signal.
The station is situated on the corner of Watford Road and Winton Drive.
History
- 2nd November 1925: station opened as "Croxley Green" on the Metropolitan Railway's extension to Watford opened from both Rickmansworth and Moor Park;
- 23rd May 1949: station re-named "Croxley"
- 3rd January 1960: line closed between Croxley and Rickmansworth
- 11th May 1987: early morning services from Rickmansworth reinstated
Link to Watford Junction
In 2005, plans were approved to link the line through Croxley which terminates at Watford station, via a deviation to the much more important station at Watford Junction. Intermediate stations would be built or rebuilt at Ascot Road (near the old Croxley Green station), Watford West railway station and Watford High Street railway station.
Gallery
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| Watford
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| Metropolitan Line
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