Watford tube station is the terminus of a Metropolitan line branch line in the north-western part of the London Underground in Zone 7 and the next station towards south-east is Croxley. The station opened in 1925.
Watford tube station
A platform at Watford tube station
The existing Watford branch viaduct over the Grand Union Canal and River Gade
The Metropolitan line, colloquially known as the Met, is a London Underground line between Aldgate in the City of London and Amersham and Chesham in Buckinghamshire, with branches to Watford in Hertfordshire and Uxbridge in Hillingdon. Printed in magenta on the tube map, the line is 41.4 miles (66.7 km) in length and serves 34 stations. Between Aldgate and Finchley Road, the track is mostly in shallow "cut and cover" tunnels, apart from short sections at Barbican and Farringdon stations. The rest of the line is above ground, with a loading gauge of a similar size to those on main lines. Just under 94 million passenger journeys were made on the line in 2019.
A northbound S8 Stock Metropolitan line train at Croxley heading to Watford
Construction of the Metropolitan line near King's Cross station (1861)
12 Sarah Siddons with vintage train at Hammersmith
An up train passing Neasden Depot in 1959