ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚðɪ ˈæks ɪn dˈɑːktɚ bˈiːtʃɪŋz "ðə ɹᵻʃˈeɪpɪŋ ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈeɪlweɪz" ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z; haʊˈɛvɚɹ ɪt wʌz ˈʌltᵻmətli sˈeɪvd.
The station was designated for the axe in Dr Beeching's "The Reshaping of British Railways" in the 1960s; however it was ultimately saved.