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Watford DC line
Class 710 at Harrow and Wealdstone in 2022
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
Greater London
Hertfordshire
Termini
London Euston
Watford Junction
Stations
19
Service
Type
Rapid transit
suburban rail
System
London Overground
London Underground
Operator(s)
Overground: Arriva Rail London
Underground: Transport for London
Depot(s)
Stonebridge Park
Willesden
Rolling stock
Overground: Class 378 / Class 710
Underground: 1972 Stock
Technical
Number of tracks
Two
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Third rail, 750 V DC
Fourth rail, 750 V DC (Bakerloo line)
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Legend
WCML
West Coast Main Line
Watford DC
Abbey line
to St Albans Abbey
Watford Junction
Watford High Street
to Rickmansworth (closed 1952)
and Croxley Green (closed 1996)
(see also never-built Croxley Rail Link)
Bushey
Carpenders Park
Hatch End
Headstone Lane
Bakerloo line turnback siding
Harrow & Wealdstone
to Stanmore Village (closed 1964)
Kenton
Metropolitan line
London–Aylesbury line
South Kenton
North Wembley
Chiltern Main Line
Wembley Central
Stonebridge Park Depot (LU)
Wembley Yard
Stonebridge Park
North Circular Road
Harlesden
Willesden
Dudding Hill Line
North London line
to Richmond
Willesden Junction
West London line
to Clapham Junction
Willesden TMD
North London line to Stratford
via Camden Road and Dalston Kingsland
Kensal Green
Queen's Park north sheds (LU)
Queens Park
Queen's Park south sheds (LU)
Bakerloo line to Elephant & Castle
Kilburn High Road
South Hampstead
Chiltern Main Line
Metropolitan line
Jubilee line
Primrose Hill
Camden carriage sidings
North London line to Stratford
Regent's Canal
Euston carriage sidings
Euston
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The Watford DC line is a suburban line from London Euston to Watford Junction in Watford, Hertfordshire. Its services are operated by London Overground. In February 2024 TfL announced a re-branding as the Lioness line.[1]
The line runs beside the West Coast Main Line (WCML) for most of its length. The London Underground Bakerloo line shares the section of the line from Queen's Park to Harrow & Wealdstone. The rolling stock used on the line are Class 710 "Aventras" made by Bombardier.
The "DC" in the title refers to line being electrified using direct current. This was done in the early twentieth century with conductor rails to be compatible with the four-rail system used by the Underground and, at the time, the North London Line; currently, the line uses a third rail system, with a fourth rail available on the section shared with the Bakerloo line. By contrast, the WCML uses overhead alternating current.
^Matters, Transport for London | Every Journey. "London Overground's new look". Transport for London. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
The WatfordDCline is a suburban line from London Euston to Watford Junction in Watford, Hertfordshire. Its services are operated by London Overground...
section above ground), the line shares tracks with the London Overground WatfordDCline and runs parallel to the West Coast Main Line. There is, however, a...
London Line) Willesden Junction – Clapham Junction (the West London Line) London Euston – Watford Junction via Willesden Junction (the WatfordDCline) Gospel...
Watford High Street is a railway station in Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It is served by the WatfordDCline on the London Overground network...
Watford Junction is a railway station that serves Watford, Hertfordshire. The station is on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), 17 miles 34 chains (28 km)...
for use on the Lea Valley lines and the WatfordDCline, Gospel Oak to Barking line and Romford–Upminster line from 2018. The type will be known as the...
Underground and London Overground services on the WatfordDCline and National Rail services on the West Coast Main Line. The station is served by suburban services...
Watford (/ˈwɒtfərd/ ) is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 mi (24 km) north-west of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne. Initially...
'Willesden New Station' or Low-Level station on the WatfordDCLine was opened in 1910 to the north of the main line with two outer through platforms and two inner...
378s on WatfordDCline duties, allowing them to be concentrated on North London line, East London line, West London line and South London line services...
railway station is a London Overground station on the London Euston to WatfordDCLine near the south end of the Kilburn High Road, London NW6 in the London...
early 1960s with dedicated short-wheelbase trains (shared with the WatfordDCline) built by the Southern Region at Eastleigh (using underframes built...
by London Underground on the Bakerloo line and London Overground on the WatfordDCline. In the Bakerloo line, the station lies between Kenton and North...
Buckinghamshire, with branches to Watford in Hertfordshire and Uxbridge in Hillingdon. Printed in magenta on the tube map, the line is 41.4 miles (66.7 km) in...
North Wembley is a railway station on the WatfordDCline and Bakerloo line in North Wembley, north-west London. The station is served by London Overground...
Railway semi-fast trains on the West Coast main line, and by London Overground services on the WatfordDCline, a slow local service along the West Coast route...
services on the WatfordDCline. It is about 550 yards (500 m) south west of Swiss Cottage Underground station. The Chiltern Main Line crosses over the...
were built by main-line railway companies. Bakerloo line Between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone this runs over the WatfordDCLine also used by London...
north-west London. It is on both the London Overground WatfordDCline and London Underground Bakerloo line. It is located on Argenta Way, and is named after...
Underground's Bakerloo line trains served the station from 16 April 1917 until 24 September 1982. London Overground services on the WatfordDCLine from London Euston...
services in the London area via the WatfordDCLine which runs parallel to the West Coast Main Line as far as Watford Junction. Euston tube station is connected...
The Abbey Line, also known as the St Albans Abbey branch line, is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. The 6.5-mile (10.5 km) route...
Main Line) Paddington station (Great Western Main Line) Cricklewood (Midland Main Line) Hendon (Midland Main Line) Kilburn High Road (WatfordDCline) Brondesbury...
line) Park Royal Station (Piccadilly line) Stonebridge Park Station (Bakerloo line & WatfordDCLine) Harlesden Station (Bakerloo line & WatfordDC Line)...
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