History
The station was opened by the LD&ECR in March 1897 and closed to local passenger traffic in 1955, though Summer holiday excursions to and from the East Coast continued to call until September 1964.
The station, goods shed and signalbox were built to standard LD&ECR patterns. Large water tanks were erected at both ends of the site.
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