Selling railway station
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Selling railway station serves Selling in Kent. It is served by Southeastern.
The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Formerly an excellent example of country station architecture, it was mysteriously destroyed by fire in the early 1990's, shortly before it was to be awarded listed building status. The signal box, at the station end of the up platform was closed and dismantled shortly afterwards. The station was used in the 1944 film "A Canterbury Tale", where it was called "Chillingbourne". Charles Hawtrey (of 'Carry On' fame) played the porter. The station has now been reduced to 'bus shelter' status
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour to London Victoria via Chatham and Bromley South, and one train per hour to Dover Priory.
Harry Davidson, musician/grafting footballer, catches the train here most weekday mornings. He stops at Canterbury East to go to Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys. He walks from Canterbury East railway station to Canterbury Bus Station with Tom Williams, med-fast bowler, to get the Poynters bus to school in which they are normally accompanied by Rory Thompson, Trombone Player, and Alex Baines, Bainsey.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Selling railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Selling railway station from Multimap.com
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| Faversham | Southeastern Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch |
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