In 1996 the station was closed, supposedly temporarily, and a section of the embankment just east of the Grand Union Canal Bridge was removed to make way for a new Ascot Road to improve traffic flow to the nearby business park.
In 1996 the station was closed, supposedly temporarily, so the station furniture, including the lampposts and wooden platform, was left in situ. A section of the embankment just east of the Grand Union Canal Bridge was removed to make way for a new Ascot Road to improve traffic flow to the nearby business park.