Watford Stadium Halt railway station is on a disused railway in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It served Vicarage Road stadium, home of Watford F.C., and was open only on match days. The station was opened in 1982 and closed just fourteen years later when the line was mothballed. The station was not demolished and the station furniture was left in place and remains in situ albeit in an overgrown state. The station has now been abandoned for longer than the total length of time that it was open
It was also known as Watford Stadium railway station.
The track will be re-opened as part of the Metropolitan line Croxley Rail Link, approved by the Government on 14 December 2011. It is not planned to re-open the station because the proposed Watford Hospital station will serve the area.
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