Moor Park tube station
Metropolitan line · Zones 6 and 7 · Three Rivers
About Moor Park station
Metropolitan Railway trains had been running through since the extension from Pinner to Rickmansworth opened in 1887, and Great Central Railway trains since 1899, but there was no station here until 9 May 1910. It was first called Sandy Lodge, after the Sandy Lodge Golf Course, became Moor Park & Sandy Lodge in 1923 to reflect the area it served, and took its present name in 1950. The line was electrified in 1925, the year the Watford branch opened, with electric trains running to Rickmansworth to exchange their traction for steam.
A complete rebuild in 1961 gave the station four platforms, two in each direction, with separate platforms for fast and slow services. British Rail and Network SouthEast trains stopped calling in 1993. Since the 2011 timetable, fast and semi-fast trains have run only at peak times: morning fast trains to Aldgate use platform 2, and evening ones towards Amersham or Chesham use platform 1, while every other service, all day at weekends included, uses platforms 3 and 4. Moor Park is also where the Metropolitan line divides, towards Rickmansworth on the main branch or Croxley on the Watford branch.
First and last trains from Moor Park
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan towards Watford, Amersham or Chesham | 05:55 – 00:56 to Chesham | 05:55 – 00:56 to Chesham | 05:55 – 00:56 to Chesham | 07:22 to Chesham – 00:43 to Rickmansworth |
| Metropolitan towards Aldgate, Baker Street or Harrow-on-the-Hill | 05:36 – 00:47 to Wembley Park | 05:36 – 00:47 to Wembley Park | 05:36 – 00:47 to Wembley Park | 06:51 – 00:32 to Wembley Park |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 8 Metropolitan trains an hour per direction from Moor Park, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Moor Park
Running times between Moor Park and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | Croxley | 4.2 min |
| Metropolitan | Northwood | 2.5 min |
| Metropolitan | Rickmansworth | 4.8 min |
Connections
Moor Park is served by the Metropolitan line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Moor Park station
Moor Park lies in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, outside the Greater London boundary. The station serves people living on the Moor Park estate and on the neighbouring Eastbury and South Oxhey estates, and it has a car park. From here, trains run northbound to Watford, Amersham or Chesham, and southbound to Baker Street or Aldgate.
Frequently asked questions
When it opened on 9 May 1910 the station was named after the Sandy Lodge Golf Course. In 1923 it became Moor Park & Sandy Lodge to reflect the area it was in, and in 1950 it was renamed simply Moor Park.
The station was completely rebuilt in 1961 with four platforms: two for northbound trains (one for slow and semi-fast services, one for fast ones) and two for southbound trains. Today the fast platforms 1 and 2 are used only in the peaks, and other trains use platforms 3 and 4.