Marston Moor railway station

Marston Moor
The site of the station viewed from the level crossing in 2008
Location
Place	Long Marston
Area	North Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°59′05″N 1°13′20″W / 53.9848°N 1.2221°W / 53.9848; -1.2221Coordinates: 53°59′05″N 1°13′20″W / 53.9848°N 1.2221°W / 53.9848; -1.2221
Grid reference	SE511545
Operations
Original company	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern)
Platforms	2
History
30 October 1848 (1848-10-30)	Station opened as Marston
1 August 1896	'Moor' added to the station name
15 September 1958	Station closed to passengers
3 May 1965	Station closed to goods traffic
1967 (1967)	Parcel services ceased
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Marston Moor railway station was a railway station that served the village of Long Marston, North Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1967 on the Harrogate line.

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 August 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. The station closed to goods traffic on 3 May 1965 and parcel services ceased in 1967.^[1]

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