the croxley green branch was temporarily closed in 1996 when a local road construction scheme severed the line and it was formally closed in 2003. however, watford stadium halt had not been used for some years prior to this, although it is not known exactly when the halt was last used. the halt was not demolished and the station furniture, including the lampposts and signage, was left in situ. despite nature reclaiming the station, the platforms and station furniture (apart from the station nameboards) were still in place when clearance work in preparation for the croxley rail link began. this was a proposal to extend the london underground metropolitan line to . the project would have involve re-opening part of the watford and rickmansworth line and running the metropolitan line along this line, and the construction of two new stations. watford stadium halt would not re-open. one of the new stations, watford vicarage road, to be located on the other side of the vicarage road bridge, would serve watford general hospital and the football stadium.