▁both ▁passengers ▁and ▁goods ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁a ▁quiet ▁country ▁station ▁serving ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁workers ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁for ge ▁and ▁nearby ▁l ime ▁kil ns . ▁It ▁was ▁however , ▁opened ▁mainly ▁for ▁the ▁small , ▁nearby ▁village . ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁passenger ▁numbers ▁decre ased ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁extent ▁that ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Re - open ing , ▁and ▁the ▁Ch urn et ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁a ▁railway ▁pres ervation ▁base ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁nearby ▁Ch ed d leton ▁station . ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁Ch urn et ▁Valley ▁Railway . ▁The ▁CV R ▁had ▁been ▁slowly ▁progress ing ▁in ▁pres erving ▁the ▁line ▁when ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁they ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁station ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁down ▁( western ) ▁platform ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁existence ▁but ▁without ▁any ▁platform ▁ed ging ▁stones . ▁These ▁were ▁replaced ▁and ▁this ▁platform ▁opened ▁for ▁passengers ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Const ruction ▁later ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁rep lica ▁station ▁buildings ▁which ▁opened ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁track ▁running ▁through ▁the ▁station , ▁which ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁run - round ▁loop , ▁was ▁made ▁redundant ▁when ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁extended