Grain Crossing Halt railway station

Grain Crossing Halt
General information
Location	Middle Stoke, Medway England
Grid reference	TQ863753
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 July 1906	Opened
11 June 1951 [1]	Closed to passengers but bus service provided
3 September 1951	closed completely when Grain station opened

Grain Crossing Halt (TQ 863 753 51°26′45″N0°40′55″E / 51.445943°N 0.681966°E / 51.445943; 0.681966 ) was a halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway between Stoke Junction Halt and Port Victoria station in the UK. It was opened on 1 July 1906 and closed to passengers on 11 June 1951. A bus service operated until 3 September 1951, when it was replaced by Grain station. Although officially named Grain Crossing Halt the station nameboard read Grain Halt ^{[2] [3]}

Site of Grain Crossing Halt

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Middle Stoke Halt		1-7-1906 to 31-12-1922 SECR Hundred of Hoo Railway		Port Victoria
Middle Stoke Halt		1-1-1923 to 15-5-1932 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway		Port Victoria
Stoke Junction Halt		16-5-1932 to 31-12-1947 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway		Port Victoria
Stoke Junction Halt		1-1-1948 to 10-6-1951 BR(S) Hundred of Hoo Railway		Port Victoria

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 203
2. Southern Railway Halts, p45
3. Subterranea Britannica

Sources.

• Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN   0-85361-321-4.

External links

• Kent Rail
• Grain Crossing Halt station on navigable 1940 O. S. map