Britannia Points Halt railway station

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Britannia Points Halt

Two trains pass at Britannia points

Location

Location

Dungeness

Area

Shepway

Operations

Pre-grouping

RHDR

Platforms

History

1928

Opened

Unknown

Station closed to passengers

Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Britannia Points Halt railway station was a conditional stop on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England.

As a 'conditional stop' it has historically been referred to as a 'station' merely for convenience, as conditional stops are not really stations at all in any formal sense, but are simply trackside locations where trains will stop in response to a hand signal given to the driver.

Although it was originally considered necessary to allow a conditional stop at this location, working experience showed that very little use was made of the facility. The conditional stop was withdrawn from the railway's timetables at an unknown date, probably in the early 1930s.

Britannia Points are the points controlling the balloon loop at Dungeness. From 1928 until the end of World War II they marked the point of divergence of the two running lines. From 1946 to the present day they have taken the form of spring-loaded points allowing the single track to return onto itself through the loop.

The name "Britannia" was derived from a nearby public house. Although the original pub has been demolished, a replacement (bearing the same name) was constructed near to Dungeness station, and is still trading.

Britannia Points now form a token section on Intensive Service Days, which enables three trains to be in the New Romney to Dungeness Section at any one time.

Disused Railways
The Pilot Inn		RHDR		Dungeness

v • d • e Stations of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

Open stations	Hythe · Burmarsh Road · Dymchurch · St Mary's Bay · New Romney · Romney Sands · Dungeness

Closed stations	Prince of Wales Halt · Botolph's Bridge Halt · Golden Sands Halt · Warren Halt · Greatstone Dunes · War Department Halt · Lade · The Pilot Inn · Britannia Points Halt

Proposed stations	Sandling Junction · Sandling Park