Blean and Tyler Hill Halt railway station

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Blean and Tyler Hill Halt
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The site of the halt, photographed in 1963
General information
Location Tyler Hill, Kent
England
Coordinates 51°18′52″N1°03′18″E / 51.314525°N 1.055052°E / 51.314525; 1.055052 Coordinates: 51°18′52″N1°03′18″E / 51.314525°N 1.055052°E / 51.314525; 1.055052
Grid reference TR 130 617
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Key dates
1 January 1908Opened
1 January 1931Closed

Blean and Tyler Hill Halt was a minor station on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway at Tyler Hill, Kent. It opened in 1908 and closed in 1931.

History

Blean and Tyler Hill Halt was opened on 1 January 1908, although it did not appear in the public timetable until 13 June. [1] The halt closed on 1 January 1931, when passenger services ceased on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. [2] The station was demolished after closure and the site is now on a driveway to a private house called "The Halt".

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
South Street Halt   British Railways
Southern Region

Canterbury and Whitstable Railway
  Canterbury West

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References

Citations
  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 94.
  2. Harding 1996, p. 8.
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