Carpenders Park railway station
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Carpenders Park railway station is in between the Hertfordshire
suburb of Carpenders Park
and the South Oxhey
housing estate. It is 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Watford Junction
on the Watford DC Line
.
London Underground
's Bakerloo Line
trains served the station from 16 April 1917 until 24 September 1982. London Overground
services from London Euston currently serve this station.
The station is an island platform reached by a subway. This has exits to both the Carpenders Park (east) and South Oxhey (west) estates. The station was originally further north than the current site and was a wooden two platform structure with a footbridge.
The original station was built to serve the nearby golf course.
Ticket Barriers were installed in early 2010.
The average journey time to Watford Junction is 8 minutes and to London Euston 44 minutes.
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
suburb of Carpenders Park
Carpenders Park
Carpenders Park is a suburb of Watford in the Watford Rural parish of the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the south western corner of Hertfordshire and close to the boundary with Greater London...
and the South Oxhey
South Oxhey
South Oxhey is a suburb of Watford in the Watford Rural parish of the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the south western corner of Hertfordshire and close to the boundary with Greater London.-History:...
housing estate. It is 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Watford Junction
Watford Junction railway station
On 23 January 1975, an express train from Manchester to Euston derailed just south of Watford Junction after striking some stillages that had fallen on to the track. It then collided with a sleeper service from Euston to Glasgow. The driver of the Manchester train was killed, and eight passengers...
on the Watford DC Line
Watford DC Line
The Watford DC Line is a commuter railway line from London Euston to Watford Junction. Services on the line are operated by London Overground....
.
London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
's Bakerloo Line
Bakerloo Line
The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from Elephant and Castle in the south-east to Harrow & Wealdstone in the north-west of London. The line serves 25 stations, of which 15 are underground...
trains served the station from 16 April 1917 until 24 September 1982. London Overground
London Overground
London Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...
services from London Euston currently serve this station.
The station is an island platform reached by a subway. This has exits to both the Carpenders Park (east) and South Oxhey (west) estates. The station was originally further north than the current site and was a wooden two platform structure with a footbridge.
The original station was built to serve the nearby golf course.
Ticket Barriers were installed in early 2010.
Services
The general frequency is a train every 20 minutes, Monday to Saturday daytimes, to London Euston (southbound) and Watford Junction (northbound) and half-hourly evenings and Sundays in each direction.The average journey time to Watford Junction is 8 minutes and to London Euston 44 minutes.