Monks Lane Halt railway station explained

Monks Lane Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Oxted, Tandridge District
Country:England
Coordinates:51.2204°N 0.0346°W
Platforms:2
Pregroup:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:1 June 1907[1]
Events:opened
Years1:11 September 1939[2]
Events1:closed to passengers

Monks Lane Halt was a railway halt about 2.5km (01.6miles) south of Hurst Green. It was on the Uckfield Branch of the Oxted line beside Monks Lane bridge.

History

The station was opened on 1 June 1907 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) to serve expected development nearby, at the same time as the nearby Hurst Green halt. The halt consisted of two wooden platforms with a corrugated iron shelter on each.

The station closed to passengers on 11 September 1939. The line remains open and is today used by trains on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line, although nothing remains of the station.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disused Stations: Monks Lane Halt. disused-stations.org.uk. 5 September 2017.
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 77