Tenterden Town railway station

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Tenterden Town
Station on heritage railway
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General information
Location Tenterden, Ashford
England
Coordinates 51°04′12″N0°41′06″E / 51.06997°N 0.68487°E / 51.06997; 0.68487 Coordinates: 51°04′12″N0°41′06″E / 51.06997°N 0.68487°E / 51.06997; 0.68487
Grid reference TQ882335
Platforms1
History
Original company Rother Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Kent and East Sussex Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
16 March 1903Opened
4 January 1954Closed to passengers
12 June 1961Closed to freight
3 February 1974Station reopened

Tenterden Town railway station is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Tenterden, Kent, England.

When the railway line first opened in 1900, Rolvenden Station was known as "Tenterden". Its name was changed when the line extended north three years later and a station closer to Tenterden was constructed. The new Tenterden Town station opened on 16 March 1903. [1] The line closed for regular passenger services on 4 January 1954 [1] [2] and all traffic in 1961. It reopened on 3 February 1974 [1] under the aegis of the Tenterden Railway Company which bought the line between Tenterden and Bodiam. The station now houses the KESR's Carriage and Wagon works, and the Colonel Stephens Museum is located nearby.

Last Day of service in 1954 Tenterden Town station, with train from Headcorn on the Last Day of service geograph-2638166-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Last Day of service in 1954

Services

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Terminus  Kent and East Sussex Railway   Rolvenden
Disused railways
Tenterden St. Michael's   British Railways
Southern Region

Kent and East Sussex Railway
  Rolvenden

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 227. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 417. OCLC   931112387.