Marston Gate 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.

Marston Gate
General information
Location	Long Marston, Dacorum England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury)
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1860	Opened
2 February 1953	Closed to passengers
2 December 1963	Closed to freight

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; the line closed completely in 1963.

Routes

The trains calling at this station would go to Cheddington or Aylesbury

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Aylesbury

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cheddington		London and North Western Railway Aylesbury Branch		Aylesbury High Street

Today

As of December 2018, the station house is still in existence - albeit rebuilt and for use as a private house. The road to Long Marston is still called Station Road.

Sources

• Long Marston Website - village history
• Station on navigable O.S. map