Marton Station
Marton Station, opened on 1st March 1851, was the other
original intermediate station on the single line route to Leamington. The
station remained open until the withdrawal of passenger services on the line on
15th June 1958 for whilst the goods services continued on until 3 July
1961.
The station was seen by the LNWR as serving a wider area
than the just local village and consequently saw its name changed to include
Southam, particularly in the LNWR's attempts to counter the influence of the
GWR route passing near to the same village. Marton therefore saw its name
change to 'Marton for Southam' on 1st July 1853, reverting back to Marton in
October 1860.
In January 1877 it was again changed to 'Marton for Southam'
before finally reverting again to Marton on 1st August 1895. The latter change
was because Southam and Long Itchington had opened with the opening of the
Marton Junction to Weedon line. Messrs Preston-Hendry & Powell-Hendry
record in their book 'LMS Stations' that during the period 1877 to 1895 a horse
bus ran four times a day between Marton and Southam all part of the LNWR's
desire to counter the attraction of the GWR's services.
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