CROXLEY GREEN - WATFORD HIGH STREET (Pt.2)

(1912 - 1996)

You might find contemporary maps that still show this line as temporarily closed
but since when has a temporary closure of a line involved removing some of the track
and demolishing a bridge and all of the station buildings?

An application was submitted to close the line permanently/officially (from June 2001,
despite the fact that no train has run along it since March 1996) and only the plans to
divert the Metropolitan Line's Watford branch along it, would see it re-opened.

For details of the proposed reopening plans, click here.

 


 

 

Entrance to Watford Stadium station. This station being very close to Watford West station, wouldn't be re-opened in the event of the Metropolitan Line taking over the branch.

(Aug 2001)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watford Stadium station platform.

(Jan 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This station is listed in my copy of the A-Z as Watford Stadium Halt.

(Jan 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking back toward the Watford Stadium station. The bridge is only wide enough for one track on top but the bridge arch below is wide enough to accommodate an extra track.

(Jan 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between Watford Stadium Halt and Watford High St.

(Jan 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This small branch led off to the carriage sheds (now demolished).

(Jan 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Croxley Green carriage sheds photographed in the summer of 1984 by Trevor Golding, shortly before closure. Many thanks to Stephen Golding for submitting this photograph.

 

©2005. Trevor Golding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking back toward the Croxley direction. The gardening that had obviously taken place just prior to this visit to allow for for surveying (Nov 2003) reveals the ample space for two tracks (the line used to be double tracked).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facing the opposite way from the photo above.

(Nov 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joining onto the existing loop line between Bushey & Oxhey and Watford Junction, just south of Watford High Street station (the line that diverts away and then rejoins the main line from Euston). The connection shown here is still intact though it had been removed by Oct 2005.

(Nov 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watford station on the Metropolitan Line. This will be closed if the Met line is diverted onto the line featured above.

(Aug 2001)



 

A site with a large photographic collection of the Croxley Green line in use is here: lostlines.fotopic.net

Another site with a comprehensive recent set of photos of the line: www.nobodythere.co.uk


 

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All photos ©2001-2008. Reproduction prohibited.