Moor Park tube station

Moor Park station stands in the quiet Hertfordshire countryside just beyond London’s edge. It serves the Moor Park estate and the nearby Eastbury and South Oxhey estates, linking them to the city. The station lies outside Greater London but sits in both fare zones six and seven. It belongs to the Metropolitan line and sits between Rickmansworth or Croxley and Northwood stations. The line first reached Rickmansworth in 1887, and Great Central Railway trains ran through here from 1899. The station itself opened in 1910 as Sandy Lodge, after the golf course beside it.

The name changed to Moor Park & Sandy Lodge in 1923 to reflect its location. Electric trains began running in 1925 when the Watford branch opened, though steam trains still worked the line until 1950. In 1961 the station was rebuilt with four platforms: two for northbound trains and two for southbound trains. British Rail and Network SouthEast stopped calling here in 1993, leaving London Underground as the only operator. Since 2011 fast and semi-fast trains run only at peak times, while all-day services use the other platforms.

Visitors find a calm station set among trees and golf-course fairways. The four platforms handle slower services all day and weekends, while fast trains serve the city at rush hours. The 1961 rebuild left wide platforms and clear signs for passengers. Trains run north to Watford, Amersham or Chesham and south to Baker Street or Aldgate. The surrounding area offers walks through leafy lanes and views across parkland towards the golf course.