Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station was a terminus on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in 1925 (named Wingham) and the last passenger train ran on 30 October 1948. There was a siding to the south of the road, and carriages were usually run into the station under gravity.[2] Occasional freight/parcel trains ran until 1950 but the station was not officially closed until 1951.[3] After closure the cutting containing the station was infilled and covered with a field of crops. The site of the sidings are now occupied by a tea shop adjacent to which is a short section of undisturbed trackbed.
Wingham (Canterbury Road) | |
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_(geograph_3318804).jpg) The site of the station in 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wingham, Dover (district) England |
| Grid reference | TR236574 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | East Kent Light Railway |
| Post-grouping |
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| Key dates | |
| 1925 | Opened |
| 1 November 1948[1] | Closed for passengers |
| 1 March 1951 | officially completely closed |
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingham Town | 1925 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Wingham Town | 1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 BR(S) |
Terminus |
References
edit- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition p. 108
- ^ East Kent Light Railway
- ^ "Wingham Canterbury Road". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
Sources
edit- Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.