Watford Junction station is a railway station in Watford, United Kingdom. Located a short distance from the town centre, it is served by the West Coast Main Line, the West London Line via Kensington Olympia to Clapham Junction (for Brighton), and a branch line to St Albans Abbey. Connections to London take between twenty and thirty minutes. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Watford is a town and district (styled as borough due to the historical charter granted by Henry VIII) just to the north-west of London. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... Kensington (Olympia) station is a railway and tube station in West London. ... Clapham Junction is a railway station located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... St Albans Abbey railway station is a train station about 1 km south of St Albans town centre. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...

Major redevelopment work of the station and its surroundings is planned over the next 10 years.

The Bakerloo Line was extended to Watford Junction in 1917, but in 1982 the portion of the line north of Harrow & Wealdstone was transferred to the Silverlink Metro service working out of London Euston; this service used these DC lines for its "all stations" local service. The service from Central London is about to be provided by the Bakerloo Line once more, the Silverlink franchise not having been renewed. The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harrow & Wealdstone station is both a London Underground (zone 5) station and a national railway station. ... Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ...

A scheme to divert the Metropolitan Line's Watford branch to Waford Junction via the disused Croxley Green branch may also see the return of Tube trains formed of the Met's surface stock. TfL have committed £18m towards the scheme's costs, but the agreement of the Department for Transport to provide the remaining funds is still awaited.

History

The first station in Watford was north of Saint Albans Road, but Watford Junction opened with the line to St. Albans on 5 May 1858. The station was rebuilt in 1909, and was extensively redeveloped in the 1980s. St Albans, St. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Services

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
London Euston		Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line		Milton Keynes Central
Bushey		Silverlink West Coast Main Line		Kings Langley
Harrow & Wealdstone		Southern West London Line		Terminus
Watford High Street		Silverlink Metro DC Lines		Terminus
Watford North		Silverlink Metro St Albans Branch Line		Terminus

British Rail logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now-defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Milton Keynes Central railway station is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ... Services External links Train times for Bushey railway station from National Rail Street map and aerial photo of Bushey railway station from Multimap. ... Silverlink is a regional franchise in the British railway system, with routes in north London and from London to Northampton. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Kings Langley railway station is just under the M25 motorway at Junction 20. ... Harrow & Wealdstone is a London Underground and a National Rail station in Travelcard Zone 5. ... A Southern Class 171 Turbostar on display at the York Railfest exhibition on 3rd June 2004 prior to entering service. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... Watford High Street station is a railway station in Watford, United Kingdom, in the north of London. ... Silverlink is a regional franchise in the British railway system, with routes in north London and from London to Northampton. ... Silverlink is a regional franchise in the British railway system, with routes in north London and from London to Northampton. ... The St Albans Abbey Branch Line is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. ...

See also

• Watford tube station
• Watford High Street railway station

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External links

• Train times and station information for Watford Junction station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Watford Junction station from Multimap.com
• Redevelopment plans

 
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