Horsmonden railway station

Horsmonden
General information
Location	Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells, Kent England
Grid reference	TQ705404
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cranbrook and Paddock Wood Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 October 1892	Station opened
12 June 1961	Station closed
Location

Horsmonden is a closed railway station on the closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England. ^[1]

Background

The station was opened on 1 October 1892, ^[2] when the line was opened from Paddock Wood to Hope Mill, for Goudhurst & Lamberhurst. ^{[3] [4]} The station was equipped with a single 300 ft platform on the up side, ^[5] together with a loop serving a fruit packing warehouse. To the rear of the station are the stationmaster's house, a three-storey building with dormer windows, and a goods yard. The village of Horsmonden lies a short distance to the west of the station.

The station was closed with the line on 12 June 1961. ^[2] The station is now used as a garage called "Old Station Garage" and the stationmaster's house is a private residence.

v t e Horsmonden station
Legend
1908
to Paddock Wood tunnel ( 86 yd 79 m ) Back Lane Milepost 39¼ Goudhurst Road to Goudhurst
Legend
Running line Sidings

Footnotes

1. Conolly 1976, p. 6 section D5.
2. Butt 1995, p. 123.
3. Vallance 1955, p. 122.
4. Awdry 1990, p. 183.
5. Vallance 1955, p. 124.

References

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
• Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
• Vallance, H.A. (February 1955). "Through the Wealden Hills to Hawkhurst" (PDF). The Railway Magazine . Vol. 101, no. 646. Westminster: Tothill Press. ISSN   0033-8923 . Retrieved 13 January 2010.

External links

• Horsmonden railway station at Disused-Stations.org.uk
• Website of "Old Station Garage" with photos of the station
• Horsmonden station on navigable 1940 O. S. map
• Signal diagram, 1923

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Paddock Wood		British Railways Southern Region Hawkhurst Branch		Goudhurst

51°08′14″N0°26′11″E / 51.1373°N 0.4365°E / 51.1373; 0.4365