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 signal box which opened in 1897 and closed in 1963.[2]
The station closed to passengers in 1959, before the Beeching Axe. There is no longer any station in the area.[3]
After closureedit
After closure, the 'down' platform was removed, but the 'up' platform, complete with its iron gate, lasted for many years longer.
^Mitchell, V. and Smith, K. Gloucester to Cardiff. Middleton Press. 2005. p.104
^Horton, P. The Beeching Legacy. Silver Link. 2013. p.139
External linksedit
History of Marshfield at Vision of Britain
April 15, 2024
marshfield, railway, station, former, station, south, wales, main, line, which, served, marshfield, newport, south, wales, marshfieldsite, station, 2006general, informationlocationnewport, cardiffwalescoordinates51, 5299, 0585, 5299, 0585platforms2other, infor. Marshfield railway station was a former station on the South Wales Main Line which served Marshfield Newport in South Wales MarshfieldSite of station in 2006General informationLocationNewport CardiffWalesCoordinates51 31 48 N 3 03 31 W 51 5299 N 3 0585 W 51 5299 3 0585Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySouth Wales RailwayKey dates2 September 1850 1 opened10 August 1959closed to passengers4 January 1965closed to goods Contents 1 History and description 2 After closure 3 References 4 External linksHistory and description editThe 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 signal box which opened in 1897 and closed in 1963 2 The station closed to passengers in 1959 before the Beeching Axe There is no longer any station in the area 3 After closure editAfter closure the down platform was removed but the up platform complete with its iron gate lasted for many years longer Preceding station Historical railways Following stationRoathLine open station closed Great Western RailwaySouth Wales Railway NewportLine amp station openReferences edit Railway Passenger Stations by M Quick page 302 Mitchell V and Smith K Gloucester to Cardiff Middleton Press 2005 p 104 Horton P The Beeching Legacy Silver Link 2013 p 139External links editHistory of Marshfield at Vision of Britain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marshfield railway station amp oldid 1116026397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
