8 8 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Oxford , ▁but ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁instead ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁London ' s ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Although ▁situated ▁in ▁an ▁un pop ulated ▁area , ▁W ot ton ▁station ▁was ▁relatively ▁well ▁used . ▁It ▁saw ▁the ▁highest ▁passenger ▁numbers ▁of ▁any ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁termin us ▁at ▁Br ill ▁railway ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁to ▁London ▁at ▁Qu ain ton ▁Road ▁railway ▁station , ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁carried ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁milk ▁from ▁the ▁area ' s ▁da iry ▁far ms . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁and ▁Great ▁Central ▁J oint ▁Railway ▁( comm only ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Altern ative ▁Route ) ▁was ▁opened , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Br ill ▁Tr am way ▁at ▁W ot ton . ▁Although ▁the ▁lines ▁were ▁not ▁connected , ▁a ▁station ▁( also ▁named ▁W ot ton ) ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁line ▁very ▁near ▁the ▁existing ▁W ot ton ▁station ; ▁the ▁two ▁stations ▁shared ▁a ▁station master . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway , ▁which ▁le ased ▁the ▁line , ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁public ▁ownership ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁line ▁of ▁London ▁Transport . ▁Despite ▁being ▁a ▁small ▁rural ▁station ▁ ▁by ▁train ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London , ▁W ot ton ▁became ▁a ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁Under ground . ▁Frank ▁Pick , ▁the ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of