Tenterden Town railway station explained

Tenterden Town
Type:Station on heritage railway
Borough:Tenterden, Ashford
Country:England
Coordinates:51.07°N 0.6849°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Rother Valley Railway
Pregroup:Kent and East Sussex Railway
Years:16 March 1903
Events:Opened
Years2:4 January 1954
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:12 June 1961
Events3:Closed to freight
Years4:3 February 1974
Events4:Station reopened

Tenterden Town railway station is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Tenterden, Kent, England.

When the railway line first opened in 1900, Rolvenden Station was known as "Tenterden". Its name was changed when the line extended north three years later and a station closer to Tenterden was constructed. The new Tenterden Town station opened on 16 March 1903.[1] The line closed for regular passenger services on 4 January 1954[2] and all traffic in 1961. It reopened on 3 February 1974 under the aegis of the Tenterden Railway Company which bought the line between Tenterden and Bodiam. The station now houses the KESR's Carriage and Wagon works, and the Colonel Stephens Museum is located nearby.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 227 .
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 417. 931112387.