Watford Junction railway station
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  Watford Junction Location of Watford Junction in Hertfordshire | |
| Location | Watford |
| Local authority | Borough of Watford |
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | WFJ |
| DfT category | B |
| Number of platforms | 10 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | A |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2015–16 |  8.190 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.568 million[2] |
| 2016–17 | 8.270 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.592 million[2] |
| 2017–18 | 8.321 million[2] |
| – interchange |  0.584 million[2] |
| 2018–19 | 8.460 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.550 million[2] |
| 2019–20 | 8.436 million[2] |
| – interchange |  0.550 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 20 July 1837 | Original station - Watford - opened.[3] |
| 5 May 1858 | Station relocated and renamed as Watford Junction[3] |
| 1909 | Rebuilt |
| 1980s | Refurbished throughout |
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| WGS84 | 51°39′49″N 0°23′45″W / 51.6635°N 0.3958°WCoordinates: 51°39′49″N 0°23′45″W / 51.6635°N 0.3958°W |
 London transport portal | |
Watford Junction is a railway station that serves Watford, Hertfordshire. The station is on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), 17 miles 34 chains from London Euston[4] and the Abbey Line, a branch line to St Albans. Journeys to London take between 16 and 52 minutes depending on the service used: shorter times on fast non-stop trains and slower on the stopping Watford DC line services. Trains also run to Clapham Junction and East Croydon via the West London Line. The station is a major hub for local bus services and the connecting station for buses to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. The station is located north of a viaduct over the Colne valley and immediately south of Watford Tunnel.
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