History
The location of the London Underground Watford station is somewhat peripheral to Watford town centre, close to Cassiobury Park. Historically it was the Metropolitan Railway's intention to extend its Watford branch onwards into central Watford via a tunnel under Cassiobury Park and the station was constructed at a lower level in preparation for a cut-and-cover tunnel across the park. This plan was vetoed by the Earl of Essex, who objected to the ventilation shafts necessary for the steam trains of that era. The planned Watford Central station building on Watford High Street, opposite Clarendon Road, still exists as The Moon Under Water public house; this building was intended to be the booking hall for the station.
Also in the Watford area was a single-track British Rail branch line, which originally opened in 1912 as part of the Watford and Rickmansworth Railway. The line ran from Watford Junction to Croxley Green and closed in 1996 due to low usage.
The two lines, though at their closest only about 200 metres apart, were never linked.
Read more about this topic: Croxley Rail Link
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