Marston Moor railway station

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Marston Moor
Marston Moor railway station (site), Yorkshire, from geograph 3272598 by NigelThompson.jpg
The site of the station viewed from the level crossing in 2008
General information
Location Long Marston, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°59′05″N1°13′20″W / 53.9848°N 1.2221°W / 53.9848; -1.2221
Grid reference SE511545
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-groupingEast and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
30 October 1848 (1848-10-30)Opened as Marston
1 October 1896'Moor' added to the station name
15 September 1958Closed to passengers
3 May 1965Closed to goods traffic
1967 (1967)Parcel services ceased

Marston Moor railway station served the village of Long Marston, North Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1967 on the Harrogate line.

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History

The station opened as Marston on 30 October 1848 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway. The station was situated west of the level crossing on Marston Lane. It bears the name of the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644. On the Ordnance Survey map of 1850, the station was called 'Marston and Monkston Station', although Monkston was never a part of the official name and the local village was known as Monkton, not Monkston. The station had 'Moor' added to its name on 1 October 1896. Goods facilities were located on both sides and were entered from the west. Behind the south platform was a siding that served a loading dock and a coal depot. North of the running line a short siding backed the York-bound platform with another being a short distance to the west and a long head shunt. In 1913, the goods handled at the station were hay, clover, coal and livestock. The station was not closed during the First World War. Passengers had little opportunity to enjoy DMUs when they were introduced in August 1958, closing a month later to passengers on 15 September 1958. [1] The station closed to goods traffic on 3 May 1965 and parcel services ceased in 1967. [2]

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References

  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.
  2. "Disused Stations: Marston Moor". Disused Stations. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hessay
Line open, station closed
  East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Harrogate line
  Wilstrop Siding
Line open, station closed