Knowlton railway station

Knowlton Halt
General information
Location	Knowlton, Dover (district) England
Grid reference	TR288523
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	East Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping	East Kent Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 October 1916	Opened
1 November 1948	Closed for passengers
31 October 1949 [1]	closed completely
Location

Knowlton was a halt on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 as Tilmanstone Village but was renamed the following year. It closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. ^[2] After closure the platform was demolished and the area landscaped into a field. As at December 2011 the shallow cutting along which the railway ran at this site is still visible.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Tilmanstone Colliery Halt		16 October 1916 to 1925 East Kent Light Railway		Eastry
Elvington		12 April 1925 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway		Eastry South
Elvington		1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 Southern Region		Eastry South

References

1. "Disused Stations: Knowlton Halt".
2. Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN   0-906520-61-4.

External links

• www.disused-stations.org.uk

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