Marden railway station
General information | |
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Location | Marden, Borough of Maidstone England |
Coordinates | 51°10′30″N 0°29′35″E / 51.175°N 0.493°E |
Grid reference | TQ743447 |
Managed by | Southeastern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | MRN |
Classification | DfT category E |
Key dates | |
31 August 1842 | Opened |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.563 million |
2019/20 | 0.565 million |
2020/21 | 0.114 million |
2021/22 | 0.334 million |
2022/23 | 0.407 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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Marden railway station is on the
History
The station was opened by the
The goods shed was designed so that wagons could not pass through it.[5] The yard was expanded in 1908, adding an additional siding.[6] The station was completely revamped in 1961 in preparation for the electrification of the South East Main line, including an additional footbridge.[7]
Facilities
Along with similar sized stations along the South East Main Line, the ticket office is only staffed part-time. A ticket machine is available for other times.[1]
Accidents and incidents
At 20:42 on 4 January 1969 there was a collision between a down electric passenger train (formed of 2 x
On 5 September 2012, an up passenger train caught fire at Marden. The blaze was under control within half an hour. Passengers were evacuated and services between Tonbridge and Ashford were disrupted.[10]
Services
All services at Marden are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[11]
- 2 tph to London Charing Cross
- 1 tph to Dover Priory
- 1 tph to Ramsgate via Canterbury West
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street and Ramsgate via Deal call at the station during the peak hours.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern |
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Marden (Kent)". SouthEastern. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 154.
- ^ Gray 1990, p. 17.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 85.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 84.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 82 and map.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 88.
- ^ Glover 2001, pp. 137–138.
- ^ "Marden History". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Marden train evacuated after wheel bearings catch fire". BBC News. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ Table 207 National Rail timetable, December 2023
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
- Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Hersham, Surrey: ISBN 0-7110-2807-9.
- Gray, Adrian (1990). South Eastern Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-85-7.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1990). Redhill to Ashford. Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-73-8.
External links
- Train times and station information for Marden railway station from National Rail
- Eyewitness account of the 1969 train crash.
- Signal box diagram, 1951
- Marden on navigable 1940 OS map