Bushey station is out in Hertfordshire, in zone 8. It is served by misleadingly-named London Overground local trains from Euston to Watford, and London Midland semi-fast mainline trains to Tring. Other mainline trains pass through without stopping.
The Overground platforms curve away from the mainline at Bushey, as the local line heads off to meander through Watford town centre. A very long and gloomy foot subway links the two halves of the station, and there are two exits too.
What's immediately outside the station? The smaller exit (ironically near the much busier local platforms) leads to a quiet approach road, with steps up to a public footpath where you can look down at the station.
The main exit has a pleasant clock on the roof of the station building, but the surrounding road junctions, rail bridges and and flyovers are a lot less pleasant.
Is it near Bushey? No, that's a couple of miles away. The station is actually in a village called Oxhey. It even used to be called “Bushey & Oxhey” until it was renamed in the 1970s. (No, I don't know why they didn't rename it Oxhey, but we've already seen how station names have no connection to real geography!)
The signs outside the local church, park, and fishing bait shop all leave you in no doubt what this area really is.
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