Watford West railway station
| Watford West | |
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 The station in September 1985.
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  Watford West Location of Watford West in Hertfordshire
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| Location | Watford |
| Local authority | Watford |
| Grid reference | TQ098955 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 June 1912 | Station opened |
| 22 March 1996 | Services ceased |
| 25 March 1996 | Substitute bus service commenced |
| 23 September 2003 | Official closure |
| Other information | |
| WGS84 | 51.6485°N 0.4143°W / 51.6485; -0.4143 |
| London transport portal | |
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 23 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. 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.
In 2004–05, after the station was mothballed, ten passengers purchased tickets for travel to the station.
Gallery
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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)
