Northwood tube station
Encyclopedia
Northwood is a station on the Watford branch of the Metropolitan Line
, in Travelcard Zone 6
. The line serves as the sole continuous link between the town of Northwood and London, key for a region known as Metro-Land
. Northwood used to be a terminus for many Metropolitan trains, similar to the status of Harrow-on-the-Hill
and Neasden
. Some trains from London do terminate at Northwood, due to the placement of two sidings, but this usually happens when there are engineering works or delays north of Northwood. The old goods sidings still exist at Northwood but the old goods depot has been demolished and the station car park has replaced it.
The station is located on a four-track section of the Metropolitan line. The
two platforms are on the slow lines. There are no platforms on the fast lines.
The station was opened on 1 September 1887 on the Metropolitan Railway
's extension from the previous terminus at Pinner
, en route to Rickmansworth
.
The station was rebuilt in the late 1950s and early 1960s to include platforms on the newly quadrupled Watford slow lines rather than the Amersham fast lines.
The station is located just off the main road through the town, Green Lane.
In the original Crossrail
plans, Crossrail would have connected to Aylesbury
via the fast lines from Harrow to Rickmansworth, which would have been used exclusively by Crossrail. In the plans, Northwood would have been connected to Aylesbury by two extra platforms (meaning that the fast platforms at Moor Park
would have been demolished) on the fast lines. However, plans for Crossrail to serve Aylesbury were dropped during the late 1990s.
and H11. LSP route 8, which goes from Mount Vernon Hospital to Woodside, also serves the station.
Metropolitan Line
The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in Transport for London's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first underground railway in the world, opening as the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863...
, in Travelcard Zone 6
Travelcard Zone 6
Fare zone 6 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services. The zone was created in January 1991; from May 1983 it had...
. The line serves as the sole continuous link between the town of Northwood and London, key for a region known as Metro-Land
Metro-land
Metro-land is a name given to the suburban areas that were built to the north west of London in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex in the early part of the 20th century, and were served by the Metropolitan Railway, an independent company until absorbed by the London...
. Northwood used to be a terminus for many Metropolitan trains, similar to the status of Harrow-on-the-Hill
Harrow-on-the-Hill station
Harrow-on-the-Hill station is a London Underground station served by National Rail and London Underground trains. It is located between College Road and Lowlands Road in the Greenhill area of Harrow, about half a mile north of the locality from which it takes its name.-Railway geography:The...
and Neasden
Neasden tube station
Neasden Underground station is a London Underground station in Neasden. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Wembley Park and Dollis Hill. Metropolitan Line trains pass through the station but do not stop, except on rare occasions...
. Some trains from London do terminate at Northwood, due to the placement of two sidings, but this usually happens when there are engineering works or delays north of Northwood. The old goods sidings still exist at Northwood but the old goods depot has been demolished and the station car park has replaced it.
The station is located on a four-track section of the Metropolitan line. The
two platforms are on the slow lines. There are no platforms on the fast lines.
The station was opened on 1 September 1887 on the Metropolitan Railway
Metropolitan railway
Metropolitan Railway can refer to:* Metropolitan line, part of the London Underground* Metropolitan Railway, the first underground railway to be built in London...
's extension from the previous terminus at Pinner
Pinner tube station
Pinner tube station is a London Underground station on the Metropolitan Line in zone 5. The station was opened in 1885 as part of the Victorian expansion of dormitory suburbs, and was one of the stations included in the Metro-land project in the early 20th century...
, en route to Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth station
Rickmansworth is a London Underground and National Rail station in the town of Rickmansworth, in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire to the north-west of London...
.
The station was rebuilt in the late 1950s and early 1960s to include platforms on the newly quadrupled Watford slow lines rather than the Amersham fast lines.
The station is located just off the main road through the town, Green Lane.
In the original Crossrail
Crossrail
Crossrail is a project to build a major new railway link under central London. The name refers to the first of two routes which are the responsibility of Crossrail Ltd. It is based on an entirely new east-west tunnel with a central section from to Liverpool Street station...
plans, Crossrail would have connected to Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
via the fast lines from Harrow to Rickmansworth, which would have been used exclusively by Crossrail. In the plans, Northwood would have been connected to Aylesbury by two extra platforms (meaning that the fast platforms at Moor Park
Moor Park tube station
Moor Park is a London Underground station in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire. The station is outside the Greater London boundary but is in both Zone 6 and Zone 7....
would have been demolished) on the fast lines. However, plans for Crossrail to serve Aylesbury were dropped during the late 1990s.
Transport links
London bus routes 282, 331London Buses route 331
London Buses route 331 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
and H11. LSP route 8, which goes from Mount Vernon Hospital to Woodside, also serves the station.