the south of the railway and canal, to the west of the station, which was originally built to accommodate the heavy traffic generated during the building of the reservoirs in the nearby Wessenden Valley. The steeply graded Huddersfield Corporation Waterworks Railway connected these sidings to the reservoir works. The area is now a heavily wooded country park, but an abutment of the long demolished bridge by which the waterworks railway crossed the River Colne can still be found amongst the vegetation. Services From Monday to Sunday, Marsden is served by an hourly stopping TransPennine Express service between Manchester Piccadilly and . All other TransPennine Express services pass through at high speed and do not stop. There is an hourly service between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly on Sundays only. While Northern Trains operate the station, Northern services do not call here. 21st Century upgrade As part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, the station is being modified and the line through it electrified. The section between Stalybridge to Huddersfield is being split up as follows: W2b – Stalybridge to Marsden W2c – Marsden to Huddersfield References External links A walk between Marsden Station and Standedge Tunnel from TripsByTrain.com Railway stations in Kirklees DfT Category F1 stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations served by TransPennine Express 1849 establishments in England railway station Railway stations in Great Britain not served by their managing company