Watford tube station

London Underground station

Watford tube station is a station at the end of the Watford branch of London Underground's Metropolitan line in the north-western part of the network in Zone 7, previously zone A.

Watford London Underground
Watford is located in Hertfordshire
Watford
Watford
Location of Watford in Hertfordshire
LocationWatford
Local authorityWatford
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone7
London Underground annual entry and exit
2017Increase 1.86 million[1]
2018Decrease 1.82 million[2]
2019Increase 1.92 million[3]
2020Decrease 1.40 million[4]
2021Decrease 0.96 million[5]
Key dates
1925Opened
14 November 1966Goods yard closed[6]
Other information
External links
WGS8451°39′27″N 0°25′03″W / 51.6575°N 0.4175°W / 51.6575; -0.4175

There are plans to close this station when a new line to Watford Junction railway station opens, called the Croxley Rail Link, by 2020.[7]

References change

  1. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (591). London Underground Railway Society: 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
  7. "Metropolitan Line Extension, London - Railway Technology". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
Preceding station     London Underground   Following station
TerminusMetropolitan line
towards Baker Street or Aldgate