Watford Junction railway station

Watford Junction National Rail London Overground
Watford Junction is located in Hertfordshire
Watford Junction
Watford Junction
Location of Watford Junction in Hertfordshire
LocationWatford
Local authorityBorough of Watford
Managed byLondon Northwestern Railway
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)WFJ
DfT categoryB
Number of platforms11 (10 in use)
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zoneA
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 8.460 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.550 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 8.436 million[2]
– interchange Steady 0.550 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 1.680 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 91,375[2]
2021–22Increase 4.127 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.242 million[2]
2022–23Increase 5.536 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.282 million[2]
Key dates
20 July 1837Original station - Watford - opened.[3]
5 May 1858Station relocated and renamed Watford Junction[3]
1909Rebuilt
1980sRefurbished throughout
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°39′49″N 0°23′45″W / 51.6635°N 0.3958°W / 51.6635; -0.3958
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Watford Junction is a railway station serving the town of Watford in Hertfordshire, England. The station is on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), 17 miles 34 chains (28 km) from London Euston[4] and the Abbey Line, a branch line to St Albans. Journeys to London take between 16 and 52 minutes, depending on the service. Trains also run to Clapham Junction and East Croydon, via the West London line. The station is a major hub for local bus services and the connecting station for buses to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. The station is located north of a viaduct over the Colne valley and immediately south of Watford Tunnel.

  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 242
  4. ^ "Network Rail Sectional Appendix Archives - London North Western Southern Section" (PDF). Network Rail.[permanent dead link]