Croxley Rail Link

That the Croxley Rail Link project is a rail transport project of the London Underground in the British county of Hertfordshire. She uses it in part, a disused railway line in 1996.

Project

The project provides for the relocation of the Watford branch of the Metropolitan Line of the Watford Underground station to Watford Junction train station, as the existing station is located far outside Watford. Completion should be 2015 or 2016.

New line

Will be built a 5.5 -kilometer route between Croxley and Watford High Street railway station on the Watford DC Line on which the Metropolitan trains will be run to Watford Junction.

The plan is the construction of two new stations: Ascot Road and Watford West. In addition, the already used by London Overground stations Watford High Street and Watford are used. The station closed in 1996 Watford Stadium, however, will not remain open, then closed.

Line guides

In addition to the Metropolitan Line could also be a new rail link Watford Junction - Chalfont & Latimer - Amersham - Aylesbury be established. This connection would already existing, but only by a few metropolitan trains on the relation Watford - Croxley use - used Rickmansmorth link Rickmansworth.

The route to 1996

Until 1996 there was a branch line from Watford High Street until after Croxley Green, close to the planned station Ascot Road. There were two intermediate stations: The station to be opened again Watford West and Watford Stadium, but only on match days was open and is not reactivated for this reason again. This line was built in 1912 by the Watford and Rickmansworth Railway. Although this route and the Metropolitan branch to Watford were just 200 meters apart, never a connection was planned.