Woodnesborough railway station

Woodnesborough
General information
LocationWoodnesborough, Dover (district)
England
Grid referenceTR298564
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
16 October 1916Opened
1 November 1948Closed for passengers
1 March 1951[1]closed completely

Woodnesborough 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. The station served the village of Woodnesborough. There was a 500-gallon water tank and a siding. A half mile long branch served Hammill Brick Works, built on the site of the aborted Hammill Colliery.[2] Today the station site is now covered by industrial buildings.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Eastry   16 October 1916 to
31 December 1947
East Kent Light Railway 		  Ash Town
Eastry   1 January 1948 to
30 October 1948
Southern Region 		  Ash Town

References

  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Woodnesborough Station".
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith (1989)

Sources

  • Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.

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