Marshfield railway station was a former station on the

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which served

Marshfield, Newport Marshfield ( cy, Maerun) is a village and community of Newport, Wales. It sits approximately 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Newport, and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Cardiff. The area is governed by Newport City Council. The community includes C ...

, in South Wales.

History and description

The station opened in 1850. The service at Marshfield was always modest, with just three trains per day in 1869. Relief lines at Marshfield were completed in stages between 1896 and 1898. The station had 13 to 14 employees in the 1930s. Marshfield had two platforms, each with a brick building. The buildings had wooden awnings to provide shelter. There was a 39-lever

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which opened in 1897 and closed in 1963. The station closed to passengers in 1959, before the

Beeching Axe The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' (1963) and ''The Development of the ...

. There is no longer any station in the area.Horton, P. ''The Beeching Legacy''. Silver Link. 2013. p.139

After closure

After closure, the 'down' platform was removed, but the 'up' platform, complete with its iron gate, lasted for many years longer.

References

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External links

History of Marshfield at ''Vision of Britain''
Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Disused railway stations in Newport, Wales