Lydd Town railway station

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Lydd Town

Location

Location

Lydd

Area

Shepway, Kent

Grid reference

TR050215

Operations

Pre-grouping

Lydd Railway Company, then South Eastern Railway, then South Eastern and Chatham Railway

Post-grouping

Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways

Platforms

History

1881

Opened as "Lydd"

1937

Renamed "Lydd Town"

1967

Closed to passengers

1971

Closed completely

Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Lydd Town was a railway station in Lydd, Kent, England. It was orignally opened on December 7, 1881. It was originally owned by 'The Lydd Railway comapany who was chairmaned by Alfred Mellor Watkin.

In February 1882 it was decided that the Lydd railway company would be worked and maintained by the South Eastern Railway.

After the SER was absorbed into the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, then to be absorbed at grouping by the Southern.

What with a relaid part of the railway down to Dungeness to try and get tourist traffic Lydd station was renamed 'Lydd Town' in 1937.

The Southern was absorbed by the BR.

In 1963 Dr Beeching published a report saying to close Lydd Station and the branch line. With the passenger service being withdrawn in 1967 and the goods service withdrawn in 1971 it was complete closure for Lydd station.

Although attempts have been made to re open the branch line to passengers all have been unsuccessful. The line remains open to serve Dungeness Power station.

[edit] References

Marshall, Chapman F. D. (1963). A History of the Southern Railway. I. Allen, p. 531. OCLC 8610529. “Lydd Town (Opened as 'Lydd')...7 Dec., 1881”

Harding, Peter A. (1983). The New Romney Branch Line. Petter A. Harding, p. 32. “all new text added”

[edit] External links

Lydd Town Station at Subterranea Britannica
Lydd Town at Kent Rail.co.uk

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Brookland Halt		British Rail Southern Region Marshlink - New Romney branch		New Romney
Brookland Halt		British Rail Southern Region Marshlink - Dungeness branch		Dungeness