Marton (Warwicks) railway station

Marton
Site of the former station at Marton, Warwickshire, in January 2010
Location
Place	Marton
Area	Rugby
Coordinates	52°18′32″N 1°23′45″W / 52.30893°N 1.39572°WCoordinates: 52°18′32″N 1°23′45″W / 52.30893°N 1.39572°W
Grid reference	SP412680
Operations
Original company	LNWR
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 March 1851	Station opens
1 July 1853	Name changed to Marton for Southam[1]
October 1860	Name changed back to Marton
15 June 1959	Station closes for passengers[2]
3 July 1961	Station closes for freight
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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.

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

References

1. http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/marton_station.htm
2. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

External links

• Marton Station on navigable 1954 O. S. map
• Marton Station on Warwickshire Railways
• LNWR Map