Mardock railway station

Mardock
Mardock
	The site of the station, looking southwest towards St Margarets, in 2000
General information
Location	Wareside, Hertfordshire ; England
Coordinates	51°48′52″N0°01′10″E / 51.8145°N 0.0194°E
Grid reference	TL393148
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway ; British Railways (Eastern Region)
Key dates
3 July 1863	Opened
16 November 1964	Closed

Last updated June 18, 2023

Mardock railway station served the village of Wareside, Hertfordshire, England, from 1863 to 1964 by the Buntingford branch line.

History

The station was opened on 3 July 1863 by the Great Eastern Railway. It was situated on the west side of the road leading to Mardocks Farm. It was known as Mardocks in RCH handbook and Mardock for Wakeside in the 1882 Great Eastern Railway timetable as well as the 1880s editions of Bradshaw. On the north side of the level crossing was a signal box that controlled a siding which served a goods yard and a cattle dock. Goods services ceased on 6 March 1961. The station closed on 16 November 1964.^[1] The station building was demolished in 1975.^[2]

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References

↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 288. OCLC 931112387.
↑ "Disused Stations:Mardock Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Widford Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Buntingford branch line		St Margarets Line closed, station open

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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. 288. OCLC 931112387.

[MardockStationInfo-2] "Disused Stations:Mardock Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

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