Ash Town railway station

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Ash Town
Location
Location Ash
Area Dover (district)
Operations
Pre-grouping East Kent Light Railway
Platforms 1
History
16 October 1916 Opened
30 October 1948 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z  
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Ash Town station (TR 286 581 51°16′34″N 1°16′34″E / 51.276160, 1.276221) was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on October 16 1916 and closed to passenger traffic on October 30 1948. Despite its name, the station served the village of Ash. The track was removed in May 1954.[1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Woodnesborough   16-10-1916 to
31-12-1947
East Kent Light Railway		   Staple
Woodnesborough   1-1-1948 to
30-10-1948
BR(S)
   Staple

[edit] References

  1. ^ East Kent Light Railway

[edit] Sources

  • Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0906520 61 4.