Some may not assume that Hertfordshire is residence to a number of underground stations, however lots of our cities are proper on the capital border – so it is sensible to have them.
Watford is simply minutes away from north-west London, making it the closest city in Hertfordshire to town and a super spot for a direct underground route into London.
That being mentioned, lots of the main cities within the county are often called commuter cities – corresponding to Hitchin, Stevenage, St Albans, Hatfield and Potters Bar – the place it solely takes 25-Half-hour to get to King’s Cross St Pancras railway station.
It could be nice to have an underground station in every of those cities, doubtlessly halving that journey time, however sadly we solely have 5 of the 16 which are not in London – out of the 270 stations in whole.
That being mentioned, you would be simply across the nook from certainly one of these 5 stations.
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Chorleywood
Chorleywood underground station
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Chorleywood comes beneath Zone 7 and is on the Metropolitan line (magenta color).
The station can be served by Chiltern Railways which runs trains from London Marylebone station by way of to Aylesbury.
The format of the station is straightforward to navigate spherical because it has two platforms shared between the London Underground Metropolitan line and the Nationwide Rail.
Croxley
Croxley Tube Station
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The station opened in 1925 and was previously often called Croxley Inexperienced. The title first brought about confusion as a result of there was one other Croxley Inexperienced opened by the LNWR in 1912, so the station was renamed to Croxley in 1949.
It’s the solely intermediate station on the department between Moor Park on the principle line from Baker Avenue to Amersham.
Positioned on Watford Highway, it’s on the Watford department which can be on the Metropolitan line.
Moor Park
Moor Park underground station
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Moor Park station is in each Zone 6 and Zone 7, between the Metropolitan line stations of Rickmansworth, Croxley and Northwood.
The station did not open till 1910 and was beforehand referred to as Sandy Lodge, after the Sandy Lodge Golf Membership.
The strains have been electrified in 1925 when the Watford department was opened and electric-hauled trains handed to Rickmansworth to trade the traction for steam.
Quick and semi-fast trains additionally run from this station however solely throughout peak instances. The quick prepare to Aldgate runs within the morning peak, and to Amersham or Chesham it runs within the night peak.
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth underground station
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Rickmansworth is an interchange station served by the London Underground Metropolitan line and by Chiltern Railway, and is in Zone 7.
Rickmansworth remains to be certainly one of few places on the road the place prepare drivers are primarily based and likewise stays a changeover level for drivers.
In 2018, it was introduced that the station would achieve step-free entry by 2022 as a part of a £200m funding to extend the variety of accessible stations on the London Underground map.
The station is served by trains on the Metropolitan line to Amersham and to Chesham from Baker Avenue, in addition to at peak instances from Aldgate.
Watford
Watford underground
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The station is within the Cassiobury space, on Cassiobury Park Avenue on the junction with Metropolitan Station Method, shut to 2 of the entrances to Cassiobury Park.
The station is constructed in purple brick with a clay-tiled hipped roof, tall brick chimney stacks, timber sash and casement home windows.
In December 2011 the everyday off-peak service from Watford, Hertfordshire, was 4 trains per hour to Baker Avenue with a restricted service to Aldgate at peak instances.
