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 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 from similarly named villages across England.

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.

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

All services at Marden are operated by Southeastern using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

  • 2 tph to London Charing Cross
  • 1 tph to
  • 1 tph to via

Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street and Ramsgate via call at the station during the peak hours.

References

Citations

Sources

  • Eyewitness account of the 1969 train crash.
  • Signal box diagram, 1951
  • Marden on navigable 1940 OS map