Marton Junction to Weedon branch line
Description of this historic site
The Marton Junction to Weedon branch of the London and North Western Railway. This branch opened between 1888-1895 and was closed by 1964.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Site of Leamington-Weedon Branch Line (LNWR).
2 The railway was opened from Weedon to Daventry on 1 March 1888 and from Daventry to Marton Junction on 1 August 1895. The line was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958 and the line from Southam to Weedon completely closed on the 10 May 1964, since when it has been dismantled.
3 Only the section from Marton Junction to Southam remains, carrying coal to the cement works there.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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