Shepherdswell railway station (EKLR)

Shepherdswell
Station on heritage railway
Now preserved Class 142 Pacer at the station in 2020
General information
Location	Shepherdswell, Dover (district) England
Coordinates	51°11′21″N1°13′49″E / 51.18917°N 1.23028°E / 51.18917; 1.23028
Grid reference	TR258482
Platforms	1
History
Original company	East Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping	East Kent Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 October 1914	Opened
1 November 1948 [1]	Closed
1993	Reopened

Shepherdswell railway station is a station on the East Kent Railway. The southern terminus of the East Kent Light Railway, It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. Shepherdswell was the location of the engine shed and works, and many sidings. It served the village of Shepherdswell or Sibertswold.

The station reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993. ^[2] It is about 300 metres (980 ft) from the mainline station Shepherds Well.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Terminus		East Kent Railway		Eythorne Terminus
National Rail
Change for Shepherds Well on the Chatham Main Line
Disused railways
Terminus		16 October 1916 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway		Eythorne
Terminus		1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 BR Southern Region		Eythorne

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 386. OCLC   931112387.
2. Mitchell & Smith (1989)

• Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN   0-906520-61-4.