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Eythorne railway station

Coordinates: 51°11′54″N 1°15′49″E / 51.198258°N 1.263529°E / 51.198258; 1.263529
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Eythorne
Station on heritage railway
The station in 2009
General information
LocationEythorne, Dover (district)
England
Grid referenceTR281494
Platforms1
History
Original companyEast Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
16 October 1916Opened
1 November 1948[1]Closed
1993Reopened

Eythorne railway station is a station on the East Kent Railway. Originally a station on the East Kent Light Railway, It opened on 16 October 1916 but closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. It served as the junction for the branch to Guilford Colliery, which was abandoned in 1921. The track on this branch was lifted in 1931 but relaid during World War II to accommodate a 9.2 inches (230 mm) rail mounted gun. The station served the village of Eythorne, it reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shepherdswell (EKLR)   16 October 1916 to
1925
East Kent Light Railway
  Tilmanstone Colliery Halt
Shepherdswell (EKLR)   1925 to
31 December 1947
East Kent Light Railway
  Elvington
Shepherdswell (EKLR)   1 January 1948 to
30 October 1948
Southern Region
  Elvington
Heritage Railways  Heritage railways
Shepherdswell (EKLR)   East Kent Railway   Terminus

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 177. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith (1989)
  • Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.

51°11′54″N 1°15′49″E / 51.198258°N 1.263529°E / 51.198258; 1.263529