Wingham Town railway station
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Wingham Town | |||
Location | |||
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Location | Wingham | ||
Area | Dover (district) | ||
Operations | |||
Pre-grouping | East Kent Light Railway | ||
Platforms | 1 | ||
History | |||
1920 | Opened | ||
30 October 1948 | Closed | ||
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Wingham Town station (TR 244 571 [1]
) was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in 1920 and closed to passenger traffic on October 30 1948. There was a loop when the station first opened, but this was removed when the line was extended to Canterbury Road in 1925. Despite its name, Wingham is a village.Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Wingham Colliery | 1920 to 1925 East Kent Light Railway |
Terminus | ||
Wingham Colliery | 1925 to 31-12-1947 East Kent Light Railway |
Wingham (Canterbury Road) | ||
Wingham Colliery | 1-1-1948 to 30-10-1948 BR(S) |
Wingham (Canterbury Road) |
[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.