Wye railway station
Wye | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Ashford |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WYE |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 February 1846 |
Wye railway station serves Wye in Kent, England, on the Ashford to Ramsgate line. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
History
The first plan for a station near Wye was in 1812, when John Rennie the Elder proposed building a canal to connect the River Medway in North Kent with the River Rother in East Sussex. A tramway would connect Wye to the canal. The proposal was abandoned in favour of through railways.[1]
The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 6 February 1846, along with the rest of the line from Ashford to Canterbury West.[2][3] It was a constructed next to a level crossing with the main road, on the grounds that Parliament believed trains would not be frequent.[4] A crane for goods traffic was installed in 1852.[5] The station began serving local gravel goods traffic in 1919.[6] Freight facilities were closed on 10 June 1963.[7]
Facilities
The platforms were connected by a concrete footbridge in 1960. This was replaced with a 12.5-metre (41 ft) steel footbridge in 2015.[8] There is a manned level crossing at the south end of the station. This is a local traffic bottleneck, causing delays when it is closed for maintenance.[9]
The station is manned for part of the day. There is a passenger-operated ticket machine located on the Ashford-bound platform, by the footbridge.[10]
The station buildings on the Ashford-bound platform contain the booking office. There is a shelter on the Canterbury-bound platform.[11]
Services
As of December 2019[update] the typical off peak services from this station in trains per hour is:[12]
- 1 tph to London Charing Cross via Tonbridge
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
- 1 tph to Canterbury West
- 1 tph to Ramsgate via Canterbury West
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford International |
Southeastern Ashford to Ramsgate line |
Chilham or Canterbury West | ||
References
Citations
- ^ Gray 1990, p. 6.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 256.
- ^ McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 53.
- ^ Gray 1990, p. 244.
- ^ Gray 1990, p. 248.
- ^ Gray 1998, p. 125.
- ^ McCarthy & McCarthy 2007, p. 128.
- ^ "Wye Station Footbridge". Nusteel Structures. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Wye level crossing closure to cause diversions and traffic in Ashford". Kent Online. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Wye". SouthEastern. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Wye". National Rail. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Timetable 3 - London to Ashford International and Canterbury West via Maidstone East. Strood to Maidstone West, Paddock Wood and Tonbridge" (PDF). SouthEastern. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Gray, Adrian (1990). South Eastern Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-85-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gray, Adrian (1998). South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-08-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David (2007). Railway of Britain : Kent and Sussex. Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3222-4.
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External links
- Train times and station information for Wye railway station from National Rail