Croxley tube station
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 Croxley
Location of Croxley in Hertfordshire |
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| Location | Croxley Green |
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| Local authority | Three Rivers |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 7 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2008 |  0.750 million[1] |
| 2009 | 0.778 million[1] |
| 2010 | 0.780 million[1] |
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| Original company | Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway |
| 2 November 1925 | Opened as Croxley Green |
| 23 May 1949 | Renamed Croxley |
| 14 November 1966 | Goods yard closed[2] |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
Coordinates: 51°38′51″N 0°26′29″W / 51.6475°N 0.4413°W
Croxley Station (formerly named Croxley Green Station) is a London Underground station at Croxley Green in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire. It is on the Watford branch of the Metropolitan Line. It was renamed 'Croxley' in 1949 so as differentiate itself from the now closed Croxley Green.
The only intermediate station on the branch, Croxley lies between Watford, (the terminus) and Moor Park on the main line from Baker Street to Amersham. It is in Travelcard Zone 7.
The station is situated on the corner of Watford Road and Winton Drive in Croxley Green.
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[edit] History
- 2 November 1925: station opened as "Croxley Green" on the Metropolitan Railway's extension to Watford opened from both Rickmansworth and Moor Park;
- 23 May 1949: station re-named "Croxley"
- 3 January 1960: line closed between Croxley and Rickmansworth
- 11 May 1987: early morning services from Rickmansworth reinstated
[edit] Link to Watford Junction
The Croxley Rail Link is a plan to divert the Watford Branch east of Croxley to Watford Junction station via a deviation to the much more important station at Watford Junction. Intermediate stations would be built or rebuilt at Ascot Road (near the old Croxley Green), Watford West and Watford High Street.
[edit] Gallery
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Looking north from the platforms at Croxley
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Platforms at Croxley
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Roundel for Croxley
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| Preceding station |  London Underground |
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Terminus
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Metropolitan line |
towards Baker Street or Aldgate
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| Preceding station | London Underground |
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towards Watford Junction
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Metropolitan line |
towards Baker Street or Aldgate
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Hardy, Brian, ed (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (London Underground Railway Society) (591): 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
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