 The facilities at the two principal stations along the route, and Watford West were significantly downgraded in the late 1980s and early 1990s.For example, the original covered platform at Croxley Green was removed in 1989 and replaced with a temporary scaffolding platform with no protection from the elements, and at both stations the covered staircases were demolished and replaced with open stairways.In March 1996, services to Croxley Green ceased when the construction of the new dual-carriageway Ascot Road severed the route between and Croxley Green.