Tilmanstone Colliery Halt railway station

Tilmanstone Colliery Halt
Elvington station site
General information
Location	Tilmanstone, Dover (district) England
Grid reference	TR285505
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
1925	renamed Elvington
1 November 1948	Closed
Location

Tilmanstone Colliery Halt was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and was renamed Elvington in 1925. It closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. The station served the pit village of Elvington. ^[1] Part of the platform is still in situ hidden in undergrowth.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Eythorne		16 October 1916 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway		Knowlton
Eythorne		1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 Southern Region		Knowlton

References

1. Mitchell & Smith (1989)

Sources

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

51°12′29″N1°16′06″E / 51.2081°N 1.2682°E / 51.2081; 1.2682