ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌzðə fˈɜːst təbi klˈoʊzd baɪ ɹˈeɪltɹæk fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə pɹˌaɪvəɾəzˈeɪʃən ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈeɪl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
The station was the first to be closed by Railtrack following the privatisation of British Rail in 1994.