Wingham (Canterbury Road) | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Wingham, Dover (district) |
Country: | England |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | East Kent Light Railway |
Years: | 1925 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 November 1948[1] |
Events1: | Closed for passengers |
Years2: | 1 March 1951 |
Events2: | officially completely closed |
Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station was a terminus on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in 1925 (named Wingham) and the last passenger train ran on 30 October 1948. There was a siding to the south of the road, and carriages were usually run into the station under gravity.[2] Occasional freight/parcel trains ran until 1950 but the station was not officially closed until 1951.[3] After closure the cutting containing the station was infilled and covered with a field of crops. The site of the sidings are now occupied by a tea shop adjacent to which is a short section of undisturbed trackbed.