Shepherdswell | |
Type: | Station on heritage railway |
Borough: | Shepherdswell, Dover (district) |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.1892°N 1.2303°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | East Kent Light Railway |
Years: | 16 October 1914 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 November 1948[1] |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 1993 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Shepherdswell railway station is a station on the East Kent Railway. The southern terminus of the East Kent Light Railway, It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. Shepherdswell was the location of the engine shed and works, and many sidings. It served the village of Shepherdswell or Sibertswold.
The station reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.[2] It is about from the mainline station Shepherds Well.