Teston Crossing Halt railway station

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Teston Crossing Halt
Location
Location	Teston
Area	Maidstone
Operations
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 September 1909	Opened
2 November 1959	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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Teston Crossing Halt (TQ 707 534 51°15′15″N 0°26′50″E / 51.254101, 0.447172) was situated on what is now the Medway Valley Line, south of Maidstone, in Kent, and served Teston and West Farleigh. It opened on 1 September 1909 and closed on 2 November 1959. The location of the halt was to the south of the level crossing. There has recently (2006) been some talk of it being reopened.^[1][2]

The site of Teston Crossing Halt - between East Farleigh and Wateringbury, is about 200 yards (180 m) from the mediaeval Teston Bridge taking foot and road passengers across the river, one of only four such bridges between Maidstone and Paddock Wood.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
East Farleigh		South Eastern Railway Medway Valley Line		Wateringbury

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• Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361 321 4.