Tovil railway station explained

Tovil
Status:Disused
Borough:Tovil, Maidstone, Kent
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:South Eastern Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:1 June 1884[1]
Events:Station opened
Years2:1943
Events2:Station closed

Tovil station is a closed railway station on the Medway Valley Line. The station opened in 1884 and closed in 1943.

History

The Medway Valley Line opened from to Maidstone on 25 September 1844.[2] In the 1900s, a branch line was constructed to serve Tovil Goods station, the only part of the Headcorn and Maidstone Junction Light Railway ever constructed. Tovil station was located just south of the junction of the branch from Tovil Goods, which faced towards Maidstone West. Tovil signal box closed in 1929.[3] The station closed in 1943 and was demolished soon afterwards. The short branch line to Tovil Goods closed in 1977.

In 2008, it was suggested that the station should be re-opened.[4]

External links

51.2665°N 0.5096°W

Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 425
  2. Web site: Paddock Wood . Kent Rail . 12 January 2009.
  3. Web site: Tovil . The Signalling Record Society . 12 January 2009.
  4. Web site: There's so much more to Tovil . Alan . Smith . Kent Online . 12 November 2008. 12 January 2010.