unction ▁station ▁at ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁private ▁operation , ▁the ▁station ▁saw ▁ 2 , 6 4 8 ▁passenger ▁jour ne ys ▁ear ning ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁£ 1 4 4 ▁( about ▁£ ▁in ▁) ▁in ▁passenger ▁rece i pts . ▁ ▁With draw al ▁of ▁services ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway , ▁along ▁with ▁London ' s ▁other ▁under ground ▁rail ways ▁aside ▁from ▁the ▁short ▁Water lo o ▁& ▁City ▁Railway , ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁public ▁ownership ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁London ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Board ▁( L PT B ). ▁Thus , ▁despite ▁it ▁being ▁ ▁and ▁over ▁two ▁hours ▁travel ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁W ot ton ▁formally ▁became ▁a ▁London ▁Under ground ▁station , ▁although ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁other ▁Metropolitan ▁line ▁stations ▁north ▁of ▁A yles bury ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁t ube ▁map . ▁Frank ▁Pick , ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Group ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁the ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁L PT B , ▁aim ed ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁network ▁away ▁from ▁fre ight ▁services ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁lines ▁beyond ▁A yles bury ▁via ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ▁to ▁Br ill ▁and ▁Ver ney ▁J unction ▁as ▁having ▁little ▁future ▁as ▁finan cially ▁vi able ▁passenger ▁routes , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁over ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁( about ▁£ ▁in ▁)