Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station explained

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.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition p. 108
  2. East Kent Light Railway
  3. Web site: Wingham Canterbury Road . www.disused-stations.org.uk. 9 April 2021.