Eastry railway station

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Eastry
Location
Location Eastry
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
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Eastry station (TR 304 553 51°15′01″N 1°18′01″E / 51.250300, 1.300181) was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on October 16 1916 and closed to passenger traffic on October 30 1948. It was the station before the Richborough Branch diverged from the main line to Wingham. The station seved the village of Eastry, it had a passing loop, but this had been converted to a siding in 1948. The track was removed in May 1954.[1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Knowlton   16-10-1916 to
12-4-1925
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Eastry South   13-4-1925 to
November 1925
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Eastry South   November 1925 to
31-10-1928
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Poison Cross
Eastry South   1-11-1928 to
31-12-1947
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Eastry South   1-1-1948 to
30-10-1948
BR(S)
  Woodnesborough

[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.