Marston Gate railway station

Marston Gate Railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway - Aylesbury Branch serving the nearby village of Long Marston, Hertfordshire. The station was the only intermediate stop on the line, which ran to Cheddington where it met with the main line.

Marston Gate
General information
LocationLong Marston, Dacorum
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury)
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1860Opened
2 February 1953[1]Closed to passengers
2 December 1963Closed to freight

History

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The main use of Marston Gate was for transportation of Milk, Cattle and Manure, and it was recorded that in the early 1900s around 50 milk churns were loaded at this station every day - heading for the Nestlé factory in Aylesbury. Fruit from the orchards in the local area was also transported from the station.

The station saw passenger use from its opening until 1953 when a bus service was introduced and took over from the line, although it was still used for rail freight; the line closed completely in 1963.

Routes

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The trains calling at this station would go to Cheddington or Aylesbury

 
A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Aylesbury


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cheddington   London and North Western Railway
Aylesbury Branch
  Aylesbury High Street

Today

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As of December 2018, the station house is still in existence - albeit rebuilt and for use as a private house. The road to Long Marston is still called Station Road.

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 289. OCLC 931112387.

Sources

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51°50′31″N 0°42′56″W / 51.841860°N 0.715668°W / 51.841860; -0.715668