Biddenden railway station

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Biddenden
Biddenden Railway Station.jpg
Station in February 1967.
General information
Location Biddenden, Ashford
England
Grid reference TQ853392
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Kent and East Sussex Railway
Post-grouping Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 May 1905 [1] Station opened
4 January 1954 [2] Station closed

Biddenden was a railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway which closed in January 1954.

Contents

As of 2014 the station building has been converted to a private house ("The Old Station") with parts of the platforms still clearly visible. The station is sited on the northern edge of the village on the A274 North Street/Headcorn Road.

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

KESR
  High Halden Road

Present day

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References

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