Eastry railway station

Coordinates: 51°14′58″N 1°18′03″E / 51.2495°N 1.3008°E / 51.2495; 1.3008
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Eastry
General information
LocationDover (district)
Platforms1
History
Original companyEast Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
16 October 1916Opened
1 November 1948Closed for passengers
1 March 1951[1]closed completely

Eastry railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. It was the station before the Richborough Branch diverged from the main line to Wingham. The station served the village of Eastry, it had a passing loop, but this had been converted to a siding in 1948. The track was removed in May 1954.[2] There is no trace of the station today as the area has been landscaped into fields.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Knowlton   16 October 1916 to
12 April 1925
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Eastry South   13 April 1925 to
November 1925
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Eastry South   November 1925 to
31 October 1928
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Poison Cross
Eastry South   1 November 1928 to
31 December 1947
East Kent Light Railway
  Woodnesborough
Eastry South   1 January 1948 to
30 October 1948
Southern Region
  Woodnesborough

References

Sources

  • Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |coauthors= and |month= (help)

51°14′58″N 1°18′03″E / 51.2495°N 1.3008°E / 51.2495; 1.3008