Complex sentence: The station opened on 1 August 1896, passenger services ended on 3 June 1934, and the line survived as a freight service until final closure on 3 November 1976, serving the local fertiliser factory and livestock transport.
Split into simpler sentences: The station opened on 1 August, 1896 and passenger services ended on 3 June, 1934. The line continued as a freight service until finally closed on 3 November, 1976, serving the local fertiliser factory and livestock transport.