Tilmanstone Colliery Halt railway station explained

Tilmanstone Colliery Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Tilmanstone, Dover (district)
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:East Kent Light Railway
Years:16 October 1916
Events:Opened
Years1:1925
Events1:renamed Elvington
Years2:1 November 1948
Events2:Closed

Tilmanstone Colliery Halt was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and was renamed Elvington in 1925. It closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. The station served the pit village of Elvington.[1] Part of the platform is still in situ hidden in undergrowth.

Sources

51.2081°N 1.2682°W

Notes and References

  1. Mitchell & Smith (1989)