Tilmanstone Colliery Halt railway station
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| Tilmanstone Colliery Halt | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Tilmanstone | ||
| Area | Dover (district) | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | East Kent Light Railway | ||
| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| 16 October 1916 | Opened | ||
| 1925 | renamed Elvington | ||
| 30 October 1948 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Tilmanstone Colliery Halt was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on October 16 1916 and was renamed Elvington in 1925. It closed to passenger traffic on October 30 1948. The station served the pit village of Elvington.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eythorne | 16-10-1916 to 31-12-1947 East Kent Light Railway |
Knowlton | ||
| Eythorne | 1-1-1948 to 30-10-1948 BR(S) |
Elvington | ||
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
