Marden
National Rail
Marden station
General information
LocationMarden, Borough of Maidstone
England
Coordinates51°10′30″N 0°29′35″E / 51.175°N 0.493°E / 51.175; 0.493
Grid referenceTQ743447
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMRN
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
31 August 1842Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.563 million
2019/20Increase 0.565 million
2020/21Decrease 0.114 million
2021/22Increase 0.334 million
2022/23Increase 0.407 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Marden railway station
1951
 to Paddock Wood
 Pattenden Lane
single slip
 B2079  to Maidstone arrow for r
 to Staplehurst
Legend
 running line
 sidings

Marden railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Marden in the borough of Maidstone, Kent. It is 39 miles 31 chains (63.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern. The station is often referred to as Marden (Kent), to distinguish itself between similarly-named villages across England.[1]

History

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 31 August 1842, when the line was extended from Tonbridge to Headcorn.[2][3] It was built to serve local goods traffic, particularly the transport of fruit from the orchards surrounding Marden.[4]

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 4CEP units) and a down parcels train to the west of Marden station. Four people were killed. The cause was the driver of the passenger train missing a signal in fog and passing it at danger. Local farmer David Winch of Brook Farm, along with his employees, worked for fourteen hours assisting in the rescue operation. They used their tractors and trailers to ferry the injured across muddy fields from the crash site to waiting ambulances. The ambulance officer in charge at the time, Stanley Skinner, was awarded a British Empire Medal in recognition of his role.[8][9]

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]

During the peak hours, there are additional services to and from London Cannon Street and the service to Dover Priory is extended to and from Ramsgate via Deal.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Marden (Kent)". SouthEastern. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 154.
  3. ↑ Gray 1990, p. 17.
  4. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 85.
  5. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 84.
  6. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 82 and map.
  7. ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1990, Fig. 88.
  8. ↑ Glover 2001, pp. 137–138.
  9. ↑ "Marden History". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.
  10. ↑ "Marden train evacuated after wheel bearings catch fire". BBC News. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Table 207 National Rail timetable, December 2022

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