Watford Tube Station - Croxley Link

Croxley Link

For many years, a short branch line from Watford Junction ran to a station near Watford, Croxley Green, though passenger usage was low, and freight usage negligible. In 1996, services were withdrawn, and the stations closed.

The disused line comes very close to the Metropolitan Line south of Watford and it was often proposed that there should be a short viaduct to link the two lines to create a through route from the Metropolitan line to Watford Junction. On 14 December 2011 the Department of Transport announced that the Croxley Rail Link would proceed, at an expected cost of £115.9m and completion date of January 2016, with the consequent closure of the current Watford Metropolitan line station.

The London TravelWatch Board have set up the Watford Station Closure Panel whose members are David Liebling, the vice chair of TravelWatch and the representative for London on the Board of Passenger Focus; Gail Engert, chair of the Transport Services Committee of TravelWatch; and David Barry, chair of the Consumer Affairs Committee of TravelWatch. The panel held a public meeting in Watford on 14 June 2012. The panel will report to the Mayor of London by 2 September on the objections made, the responses of London Underground Ltd as promoter of the Croxley Rail Link and the hardship which the proposed closure will cause. The report may also contain proposals for alleviating any such hardship.