Eythorne | |
Type: | Station on heritage railway |
Borough: | Eythorne, Dover (district) |
Country: | England |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | East Kent Light Railway |
Years: | 16 October 1916 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 November 1948[1] |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 1993 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Eythorne railway station is a station on the East Kent Railway. Originally a station on the East Kent Light Railway, It opened on 16 October 1916 but closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. It served as the junction for the branch to Guilford Colliery, which was abandoned in 1921. The track on this branch was lifted in 1931 but relaid during World War II to accommodate a 9.2inches rail mounted gun. The station served the village of Eythorne, it reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.[2]