Place Long Marston 1860 First station opens Platforms in use 1 | Area Dacorum 2 February 1953 Closed to passengers | |
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Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways Original company London and Birmingham Railway Similar Hemel Hempsted (Midland, Salvation Army Halt railway st, Hertford Cowbridge railway st, Napsbury railway station, Hill End 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.
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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
Today
The station house is still in existence - albeit rebuilt and for use as a private house.