Rowan Halt | |
|---|---|
 Site of Rowan Halt station | |
| Location | Hove, Brighton & Hove England |
| Platforms | 1 [1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Southern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 December 1933 | Opened [2] |
| 1 January 1939 | Closed |
Rowan Halt railway station, [3] [4] was a railway station in Hove, in East Sussex, England which opened in 1933 and closed on 1 January 1939; the layout and curvature of Rowan Avenue indicates where the branch ran. [5]
The station served the Aldrington Estate (then being built by T. J. Braybon & Sons Ltd), and "enabled residents working in Brighton or Hove to return home for their cooked meal at lunchtime". [5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrington | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Brighton and Dyke Railway (1887-1939) | Golf Club Halt |
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Coordinates: 50°50′24″N0°11′41″W / 50.8399°N 0.1947°W
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