Chislet Colliery Halt railway station
Appearance
Chislet Colliery Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Westbere, Kent England |
Coordinates | 51°18′37″N 1°09′55″E / 51.310391°N 1.165350°E |
Grid reference | TR 198 611 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
September 1919 | Opened[1] |
1969 | Renamed Chislet Halt |
4 October 1971 | Closed |
Chislet Colliery Halt was a minor station on the
Ashford to Ramsgate line
. It opened in September 1919 and closed in 1971.
History
Chislet Colliery started production in 1919 and halt was opened that year as local housing was inadequate for employees at the colliery. As in May 2021 the platforms were still in situ.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sturry | Ashford to Ramsgate
(via Canterbury West) line |
Grove Ferry and Upstreet |
References
- Citations
- Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 131. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 59.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 1995, Chislet Colliery.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustrations 59 & 60.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 61.
- ^ Kidner 1985, p. 43.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 60.
- Sources
- Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Surve and Gazeteer. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Branch Lines Around Canterbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-58-8.