Hythe railway station (South Eastern Railway) explained

Hythe
Status:Disused
Borough:Hythe, Folkestone and Hythe
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2 (one used after 1931)
Pregroup:South Eastern Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway (UK)
Years:9 October 1874[1]
Events:Station opens
Years1:3 May 1943
Events1:station closes
Years2:1 October 1945
Events2:station opens
Years3:3 December 1951[2]
Events3:Station closes

Hythe railway station was a railway station serving the town of Hythe in Kent and was positioned just after the railway crossed Blackhouse Hill. On the Sandgate Branch line the station had two platforms, and a brick built station building.

It was ceremonially opened on 9 October 1874, and opened fully the next day. Being inland of the town it served the station was never popular. Following the closure of the section to Sandgate station in 1931 the line to Sandling Junction was reduced to single track. Hythe closed in 1943 during the Second World War but was reopened in 1945.[3] Hythe station was closed along with the line in 1951.[4]

The station area has been completely redeveloped for housing.

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51.0765°N 1.0938°W

Notes and References

  1. Marshall, CDF (1931) A history of the Southern Railway, The Southern Railway Company p413
  2. Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p36
  3. Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p36
  4. Web site: Disused Stations: Hythe Station (Kent).