Marston Gate railway station

Marston Gate
Location
Place Long Marston
Area Dacorum
Operations
Original company London and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury)
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
1860 First station opens
2 February 1953 Closed to passengers
2 December 1963 Closed to freight
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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.

History

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.

Routes

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

The station house is still in existence - albeit rebuilt and for use as a private house.

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    Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 0°48′26″W / 51.81678°N 0.80717°W