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Marton railway station (Warwickshire)

Coordinates: 52°18′32″N 1°23′45″W / 52.30893°N 1.39572°W / 52.30893; -1.39572
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Marton
Site of the former station at Marton, Warwickshire, in January 2010
General information
LocationMarton, Rugby
England
Coordinates52°18′32″N 1°23′45″W / 52.30893°N 1.39572°W / 52.30893; -1.39572
Grid referenceSP412680
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLNWR
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 March 1851Station opens
1 July 1853Name changed to Marton for Southam[1]
October 1860Name changed back to Marton
15 June 1959Station closes for passengers[2]
3 July 1961Station closes for freight
Location
Map

Marton railway station was a railway station serving Marton in the English county of Warwickshire on the Rugby to Leamington line.

Among the many schemes to build a line between Rugby and Leamington was one by the Rugby, Leamington and Warwick Railway Company. This later became known as the Rugby and Leamington Railway and received royal assent on 13 August 1846. The undertaking was sold to the London and North Western Railway on 17 November 1846 and the line opened on 1 March 1851.

Marton station was situated half-a-mile south of the village it served on the road to Long Itchington (now the A423). The brick-built station buildings were on the Down (Leamington-bound) side of the line.

Marton station closed to passenger traffic on 15 June 1959 and closed to freight in July 1961.

The rail bridge over the A423 was demolished in August 2022, removing the access to the former station permanently.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Birdingbury   London and North Western Railway
Leamington to Rugby line
  Leamington Spa

References

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  1. ^ "Marton Station".
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
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