Biddenden railway station explained

Biddenden
Status:Disused
Borough:Biddenden, Ashford
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Kent and East Sussex Railway
Postgroup:Southern Region of British Railways
Years:15 May 1905
Events:Station opened
Years2:4 January 1954[1]
Events2:Station closed

Biddenden was a railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway which closed in January 1954.

As of 2014 the station building has been converted to a private house ("The Old Station") with parts of the platforms still clearly visible. The station is sited on the northern edge of the village on the A274 North Street/Headcorn Road.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 76. 931112387.