Sharnal Street | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Sharnal Street, Medway England |
| Grid reference | TQ788743 |
| Platforms | 1, later 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1882 | Opened |
| 4 December 1961 | Closed to passengers |
| 20 August 1962 | Closed |
Sharnal Street station was a railway station between High Halstow Halt and Beluncle Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway.
It was opened on 1 April 1882 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961 and freight on 20 August 1962. It originally only had one platform, a second platform was built in 1935. The station buildings were demolished in 1967. [1]
Medway Council have proposed a new station at Sharnal Street to serve residential development on the Hoo Peninsula. The council has secured funding from the Housing Infrastructure Fund for the station and a link road. [2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffe | 1-8-1882 to 10-9-1882 SER Hundred of Hoo Railway | Terminus | ||
| Cliffe | 11-9-1882 to 31-12-1898 SER Hundred of Hoo Railway | Port Victoria | ||
| Cliffe | 1-1-1899 to 6/1906 SECR Hundred of Hoo Railway | Terminus | ||
| High Halstow Halt | 7/1906 to 31-12-1922 SECR Hundred of Hoo Railway | Beluncle Halt | ||
| High Halstow Halt | 1-1-1923 to 31-12-1947 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway | Beluncle Halt | ||
| High Halstow Halt | 1-1-1948 to 3-12-1961 BR(S) Hundred of Hoo Railway | Beluncle Halt |
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