Rickmansworth (Church Street) station

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Rickmansworth (Church Street)
Location
Place	Rickmansworth
History
Opened by	Watford and Rickmansworth Railway
Platforms	1
Key dates	Opened 1862 Closed 1952
Replaced by	none

Rickmansworth (Church Street) railway station is a former London and North Western Railway (LNWR) station in the Rickmansworth area of west Hertfordshire. It should not be confused with the current Rickmansworth on the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground which is a short distance to the north west of the site of Rickmansworth (Church Street) railway station.

[edit] History

The station was built as the terminus of the Watford and Rickmansworth Railway and was opened on 1 October 1862. The line ran from Watford Junction to Rickmansworth with many small freight branches, the most notable of which ran to Croxley Green.

The line became part of the London and North Western Railway in 1881 after it was easily bought due to its unsuccessful financial operation.

Rickmansworth (Church Street) railway station and the tracks leading to it continued to be used for goods services until 1967 when it was completely closed and the line cut back to one of the intermediate freight sidings. Today the track has been removed and the platforms and station buildings have been demolished. The site of Rickmansworth (Church Street) station is now occupied by a builder's merchant.