Sharnal Street railway station explained

Sharnal Street
Status:Disused
Borough:Sharnal Street, Medway
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1, later 2
Pregroup:South Eastern Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Years:1 April 1882
Events:Opened
Years1:4 December 1961
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:20 August 1962
Events2:Closed

Sharnal Street station was a railway station between High Halstow Halt and Beluncle Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway.

Original station

It was opened on 1 April 1882 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961 and freight on 20 August 1962. It originally only had one platform, a second platform was built in 1935. The station buildings were demolished in 1967.[1]

Proposed new station

Medway Council have proposed a new station at Sharnal Street to serve residential development on the Hoo Peninsula. The council has secured funding from the Housing Infrastructure Fund for the station and a link road.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/sharnal_street/index.shtml Subterranea Britannica
  2. Kent Online https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/deal-done-on-170m-development-cash-231951/