Marden railway station


History

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 31 August 1842, when the line was extended from to. It was built to serve local goods traffic, particularly the transport of fruit from the orchards surrounding Marden.
The goods shed was designed so that wagons could not pass through it. The yard was expanded in 1908, adding an additional siding. The station was completely revamped in 1961 in preparation for the electrification of the South East Main line, including an additional footbridge.

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.

Accidents and incidents

At 20:42 on 4 January 1969 there was a collision between a down electric passenger train 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 BEM in recognition of his role.
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.

Services

As of December 2019, the off-peak service at the station in trains per hour is:
There are also peak hour services to London Cannon Street