Marston Moor railway station served the village of

Long Marston, North Yorkshire Long Marston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the B1224 road from Wetherby to York, west of York. The civil parish inclu ...

, 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 East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway was a railway company established in 1846 between the Leeds and Thirsk Railway at Knaresborough and the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway near York, England. The company merged into the York and Nor ...

. The station was situated west of the level crossing on Marston Lane. It bears the name of the

Battle of Marston Moor The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639 – 1653. The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester and the Scottish Covenanters und ...

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 October 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 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. 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.

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{{s-end Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958 1848 establishments in England 1967 disestablishments in England