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Moor Park tube station

Coordinates: 51°37′48″N 0°25′52″W / 51.63°N 0.431°W / 51.63; -0.431
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Moor Park London Underground
Main entrance, on the northbound side
Moor Park is located in Hertfordshire
Moor Park
Moor Park
Location of Moor Park in Hertfordshire
LocationMoor Park
Local authorityDistrict of Three Rivers
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms4
Fare zone6 and 7
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Decrease 0.85 million[1]
2019Increase 0.93 million[2]
2020Decrease 0.59 million[3]
2021Decrease 0.46 million[4]
2022Increase 0.73 million[5]
Key dates
1 September 1887Metropolitan Railway's extension opened from Pinner, en route to Rickmansworth, passing through here
9 May 1910Opened as "Sandy Lodge"
18 October 1923Renamed "Moor Park and Sandy Lodge"
2 November 1925Goods yard closed[6]
25 September 1950Renamed "Moor Park"
1961[7]Station rebuilt, given quadruple track
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°37′48″N 0°25′52″W / 51.63°N 0.431°W / 51.63; -0.431
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Moor Park is a London Underground station in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, serving those living on the Moor Park estate, and also on the neighbouring Eastbury and South Oxhey estates. The station is outside the Greater London boundary but is in both Zone 6 and Zone 7, between the Metropolitan line stations of Rickmansworth, Croxley (on the Watford branch) and Northwood.

The extension from Pinner to Rickmansworth opened in 1887 by the Metropolitan Railway however Moor Park didn't open then. Shortly after in 1899, Great Central Railway trains also passed here, following the Metropolitan via Verney Junction. On 9 May 1910, the station opened as "Sandy Lodge", named after the Sandy Lodge Golf Course. It was renamed as "Moor Park & Sandy Lodge" in 1923 to reflect the area it was in. The lines were electrified in 1925 when the Watford branch was opened and electric-hauled trains also passed here for Rickmansworth to exchange the locos for steam. In 1950 the station renames itself as "Moor Park" and was completely rebuilt in 1961 so that there can be four platforms: two for northbound trains (one for slow/semi-fast and one for fast services) and two for southbound trains to the city. British Rail DMU trains also called at Moor Park until in 1993 when Network SouthEast decided not to call trains at Moor Park.

Since the 2011 timetable, fast and semi-fast trains have only run during peak times. The fast trains to Aldgate call from platform 2 during the morning peak, and to Amersham or Chesham from platform 1 during the evening peak. At all other times, and all day at weekends, trains depart from platforms 3 and 4, providing all station or semi-fast services to Baker Street or Aldgate to the south and to Watford, Amersham or Chesham in the northbound direction.

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  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. ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  • Northbound fast platform looking south (platform 1)
    Northbound fast platform looking south (platform 1)
  • Southbound fast platform looking north (platform 2)
    Southbound fast platform looking north (platform 2)
  • Northbound slow (all stations) platform looking south (platform 3)
    Northbound slow (all stations) platform looking south (platform 3)
  • Southbound slow (all stations) platform looking north (platform 4)
    Southbound slow (all stations) platform looking north (platform 4)
  • Station platform Roundel
    Station platform Roundel
  • Rear entrance on the London-bound side, on the footpath to Sandy Lodge
    Rear entrance on the London-bound side, on the footpath to Sandy Lodge
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