Chorleywood is a

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and

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station in

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(previously zone B) on the Metropolitan line. The village of Chorleywood is in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire about from

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. Chorleywood station is also served by Chiltern Railways, which runs trains from

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station through to Aylesbury.

History

The station was built by expanding the local train station and was opened as "Chorley Wood" in July 1889. The name was changed to "Chorley Wood &

Chenies Chenies is a village and civil parish in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Hertfordshire, east of Amersham and north of Chorleywood. History Until the 13th century, the village name was Isenhampstead. There were two ...

" in November 1915 until 1934 when it reverted to the original name until 1965. The present name has existed since then. Chorleywood station was formerly served by steam-hauled Metropolitan line trains from Aylesbury to London, with a changeover to an electric locomotive at Rickmansworth. Steam trains were withdrawn in 1961 when electrification north of Rickmansworth to Amersham and Chesham was completed. From the early 1960s to 2012, Metropolitan line trains at Chorleywood were formed of

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(and the almost identical A62 Stock), but were replaced by

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. Chiltern Railways (Aylesbury-Marylebone) trains are formed by Class 165 diesel multiple units. Between October 2004 and December 2011 almost all southbound Metropolitan line trains from Chorleywood into London were fast trains to Baker Street, calling at , , , , and . Since December 2011 only a few morning peak hour Metropolitan line trains have been operated as fast trains, at other times the trains mostly call at all stations, adding over 10 minutes to journey times. The journey to central London takes around 35–50 minutes depending on the line and time of day. Northbound Metropolitan line trains call at all stations to or .

Station layout

The station has two platforms shared between the London Underground Metropolitan line and National Rail. Both platforms are accessible from street level.

Services

Metropolitan line

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Harrow-on-the-Hill Harrow on the Hill is a locality and historic village in the borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. The name refers to Harrow Hill, ,Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) and is located some half a mile south of the mod ...

and

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. Southbound semi-fast trains only run non-stop between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Finchley Road. Northbound fast and semi-fast trains call additionally at Wembley Park before running non-stop between the aforementioned stations. The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) presently consists of: * 4tph to Aldgate (all stations) * 2tph to Amersham * 2tph to Chesham The morning peak service in trains per hour (tph) presently consists of: * 4tph to Aldgate (fast) * 2tph to Aldgate (semi-fast) * 4tph to Amersham * 2tph to Chesham The evening peak service in trains per hour (tph) presently consists of: * 2tph to Baker Street (all stations) * 4tph to Aldgate via Baker Street (all stations) * 4tph to Amersham * 2tph to Chesham

Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways operate services between Aylesbury Vale Parkway via Amersham and Aylesbury and

via

Harrow on the Hill Harrow on the Hill is a locality and historic village in the borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. The name refers to Harrow Hill, ,Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001) and is located some half a mile south of the mod ...

. All Chiltern Railway services run non stop between Rickmansworth and Harrow on the Hill and Harrow on the Hill and London Marylebone. The off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) presently consists of: * 2tph to London Marylebone * 1tph to Aylesbury * 1tph to Aylesbury Vale Parkway via Aylesbury

References

External links

* {{Hertfordshire railway stations Metropolitan line stations Tube stations in Hertfordshire Railway stations in Three Rivers District London Underground stations located above ground Former Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889 Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways