Watford Junction railway station

You can reach 87 stations directly from Watford Junction on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is London Euston, with 385 trains a day.

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Watford Junction is the nearest station for postcodes in WD17. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Watford Junction

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
London Euston	385	359	275
Harrow & Wealdstone	326	305	213
Bushey	230	202	180
Wembley Central	176	175	143
Berkhamsted	154	135	74
Hemel Hempstead	154	135	75
Milton Keynes Central	153	156	142
Tring	153	132	61
Carpenders Park	148	145	130
Headstone Lane	148	145	130
Harlesden	148	145	130
Hatch End	148	145	130
Kilburn High Road	148	145	128
Kensal Green	148	145	128
Kenton	148	145	130
North Wembley	148	145	130
Queen's Park	148	145	128
Stonebridge Park	148	145	130
South Hampstead	148	145	128
South Kenton	148	145	130
Watford High Street	148	145	130
Willesden Junction	148	145	130
Bletchley	116	112	92
Leighton Buzzard	116	112	93
Apsley	84	73	56
Kings Langley	83	74	56
Rugby	73	82	77
Cheddington	72	71	56
Coventry	69	76	65
Birmingham International	68	75	64
Birmingham New Street	68	75	64
Northampton	47	57	55
Wolverton	42	54	49
St Albans Abbey	40	36	32
Watford North	40	36	32
Bricket Wood	39	36	32
Garston	39	36	32
How Wood	39	36	32
Park Street	39	36	32
Clapham Junction	38	31	16

and 47 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Watford Junction is

6,940,122 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 70th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 381,822 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Watford Junction and London Euston than any other pair: 3,543,406 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

Watford North 0.8 miles
Watford High Street 0.8 miles
Bushey 1.4 miles
Garston 1.7 miles
Carpenders Park 2.5 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Watford Junction, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Watford · 0.2 miles
Watford West · 1.3 miles
Croxley Green · 1.7 miles
Rickmansworth (Church Street) · 3.5 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.