Headcorn Junction railway station

Headcorn Junction
General information
LocationHeadcorn
England
Coordinates51°09′57″N 0°37′33″E / 51.1657°N 0.6257°E / 51.1657; 0.6257
Grid referenceTQ 838 439
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKent and East Sussex Railway
Post-groupingKent and East Sussex Railway
Key dates
15 May 1905Opened
Between 1924 and 1930Station rebuilt by Southern Railway
4 January 1954Closed

Headcorn Junction railway station was the Kent and East Sussex Railway's northern terminus. It was adjacent to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway's Headcorn station. It opened in 1905 and closed in January 1954.

History

Headcorn Junction opened on 15 May 1905 with the extension of the Kent and East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) from Tenterden Town to Headcorn. The station was adjacent to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway's (SE&CR) Headcorn station. It was 21.5 miles (34.60 km) from Robertsbridge.[1] Passenger facilities comprised a small waiting room.[2] This had originally stood at Tenterden Town, and was moved to Headcorn Junction when a new brick building was provided at Tenterden Town.[3] The original junction between the K&ESR and SE&CR was on the Ashford side of the station.[4]

In 1926, the Southern Railway, which had taken over the SE&CR in 1923, decided to rebuild their station at Headcorn to provide two through roads with platforms on passing loops. A new platform was provided for the K&ESR and the connection between the two railways was moved to the Tonbridge side of Headcorn station. Work had been completed by 1930. [5] The K&ESR was absorbed into British Railways on 1 January 1948, becoming part of the Southern Region of British Railways.[6] The station, and the line between Headcorn and Tenterden Town, were closed on 4 January 1954.[7]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   British Railways
Southern Region
KESR 		  Frittenden Road

Notes

  1. ^ Harding 1993, p. 16.
  2. ^ Garrett 1972, p. 14.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1985, Illustration 113.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1985, Headcorn.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1985, Illustration 114.
  6. ^ Garrett 1972, p. 19.
  7. ^ Kidner 1952, p. 2.

References

  • Garrett, S. R. (1972). The Kent & East Sussex Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press.
  • Harding, Peter (1993). The Colonel Stephens Railways in Kent. Knaphill: Peter Harding. ISBN 0-9509414-9-2.
  • Kidner, R. W. (1952). Standard Gauge Light Railways (Fourth ed.). Lingfield: The Oakwood Press.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1985). Branch Line to Tenterden. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-21-5.