Grain Crossing Halt railway station
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| Grain Crossing Halt | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Middle Stoke |
| Area | Medway |
| Grid reference | TQ863753 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern & Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1906 | Opened |
| 11 July 1951 | Closed to rail traffic |
| 3 September 1951 | Closed to passengers |
| 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–V W–Z |
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Grain Crossing Halt (TQ 863 753 51°26′45″N 0°40′55″E / 51.445943°N 0.681966°ECoordinates: 51°26′45″N 0°40′55″E / 51.445943°N 0.681966°E) was a halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway between Stoke Junction Halt and Port Victoria station in the UK. It was opened on 1 July 1906 and closed to rail traffic (but not passengers) on 11 July 1951. A bus service operated until 3 September 1951, when it was replaced by Grain station. Although officially named Grain Crossing Halt the station nameboard read Grain Halt[1][2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Middle Stoke Halt | 1-7-1906 to 31-12-1922 SECR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Port Victoria | ||
| Middle Stoke Halt | 1-1-1923 to 15-5-1932 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Port Victoria | ||
| Stoke Junction Halt | 16-5-1932 to 31-12-1947 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Port Victoria | ||
| Stoke Junction Halt | 1-1-1948 to 10-6-1951 BR(S) Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Port Victoria | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Southern Railway Halts, p45
- ^ Subterranea Britannica
[edit] Sources.
- Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361 321 4.
