Chorleywood station

Chorleywood London Underground National Rail
Chorleywood
Location of Chorleywood in Hertfordshire
Location Chorleywood
Local authority District of Three Rivers
Managed by London Underground
Station code CLW
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Yes [1]
Fare zone 7
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012 Increase 1.01 million[2]
2013 Decrease 0.99 million[2]
2014 Increase 1.06 million[2]
2015 Increase 1.14 million[2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11 Increase 0.609 million[3]
2011–12 Increase 0.613 million[3]
2012–13 Increase 0.632 million[3]
2013–14 Increase 0.672 million[3]
2014–15 Increase 0.722 million[3]
Key dates
1889 Opened
14 November 1966 Goods yard closed[4]
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WGS84 51°39′15″N 0°31′06″W / 51.6542°N 0.5183°W / 51.6542; -0.5183Coordinates: 51°39′15″N 0°31′06″W / 51.6542°N 0.5183°W / 51.6542; -0.5183
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Chorleywood is a London Underground and National Rail station in Travelcard Zone 7 (previously zone B) on the Metropolitan line. The town of Chorleywood is located in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire about 20 miles (32 km) from London. Chorleywood station is also served by Chiltern Railways, which runs trains from London Marylebone station through to Aylesbury.

History

The station was built for the extension to the Metropolitan Railway and opened as "Chorley Wood" on 8 July 1889. It was renamed "Chorley Wood & Chenies" on 1 November 1915. In 1934 it reverted to the original name, which changed to the present name during 1965.[5]

Chorleywood station was formerly served by steam hauled Metropolitan line trains from Aylesbury to London, with a changeover to an electric locomotive at Rickmansworth. The electrification north of Rickmansworth (to Amersham and Chesham) was completed in 1960, with steam trains being withdrawn in 1961. From the early 1960s to 2012, Metropolitan line trains at Chorleywood were formed of London Underground A60 Stock (and the almost identical A62 Stock), but were replaced by London Underground S8 stock. Chiltern Railways (Aylesbury-Marylebone) trains are formed by Class 165 diesel multiple units.

Between October 2004 and December 2011 almost all southbound Metropolitan line trains from Chorleywood into London were fast trains to Baker Street, calling at Rickmansworth, Moor Park, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Wembley Park, Finchley Road and Baker Street. Since December 2011 only a few morning peak hour Metropolitan line trains have been operated as fast trains, at other times the trains mostly call at all stations, adding over 10 minutes to journey times. The journey to central London takes around 35–50 minutes depending on the line and time of day. Northbound Metropolitan line trains call at all stations to Amersham or Chesham.

Station layout

Currently, the station has two platforms shared between the London Underground Metropolitan line and National Rail. Both platforms are accessible from street level.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLS). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. ↑ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News. London Underground Railway Society (591): 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
  5. ↑ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
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Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
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Metropolitan line
towards Baker Street or Aldgate
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Chalfont & Latimer   Chiltern Railways
London to Aylesbury Line		   Rickmansworth


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