Allhallows-on-Sea railway station
Allhallows-on-Sea | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Medway |
| Owned by | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 16 May 1932 | Opened |
| 4 December 1961 | Closed |
Allhallows-on-Sea station was the railway station for Allhallows-on-Sea from 1932 to 1961.
It was opened partly on the 14 and fully on 16 May 1932. It had an island platform with a run-round loop. Originally the branch from Stoke Junction was single track, but it was doubled in 1935, and singled again in 1957.
The station closed on 4 December 1961 and was demolished in 1975, although the listed water tank remains.[1][2]
History
Opened by the Southern Railway the line passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 and was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Stoke Halt | 16-5-1932 to 15-7-1932 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Stoke Junction Halt | 16-7-1932 to 31-12-1947 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Stoke Junction Halt | 1-1-1948 to 3-12-1961 BR(S) Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus |
References
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map