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Old February 24th 12, 08:39 AM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default Plans to start Croxley Rail Link services in 2016

On 24/02/2012 01:33, Andy wrote:
On Feb 23, 10:09 pm, Charles
wrote:
On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:22:59 -0800 (PST),
wrote:









On Feb 23, 5:38 pm, wrote:
On Feb 23, 12:53 pm, wrote:


On Feb 23, 11:59 am, wrote:


On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:14:47 -0000


"Peter wrote:
wrote


Plans to start Croxley Rail Link services in 2016


The formal (Railways Act 2005) closure notice for Watford LUL station has
now been published. Any objections must be in by 12 April, though actual
closure will not take place until the Croxley Link is open, expected in
2016.


I expect the residents of the new estate next to the station who no doubt
BOUGHT BAsed on proximity to the tube are going to be mightily miffed.


And even more miffed with their solicitors, if the plans for the
existing station to close were not bought to their attention before
buying?


The nearest tube station is quite some distance. I guess it would be
Edgeware?


Not that I mentioned tube stations but, if you are going to be
pedantic, it would help if you could get the name Edgware correct!!
Stanmore is closer to Watford Met anyway.


But while generally frequented by tube trains is not a tube station.


Of course, if we are going to get silly, then not too far from Watford
Met, on the north curve from Croxley to Rickmansworth, there is the
only tunnel with tube like construction on the Met.

Very few stations are tube stations anyway, even in central London, as
the running tunnel has often been opened out to form the platforms.


Often still a tube though, just a larger diameter than the running tunnels

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