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Monks Lane Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°13′14″N 0°02′05″E / 51.220420°N 0.034590°E / 51.220420; 0.034590
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Monks Lane Halt
General information
LocationOxted, Tandridge District
England
Coordinates51°13′14″N 0°02′05″E / 51.220420°N 0.034590°E / 51.220420; 0.034590
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1907[1]opened
11 September 1939[2]closed to passengers

Monks Lane Halt was a railway halt about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Hurst Green. It was on the Uckfield Branch of the Oxted line beside Monks Lane bridge.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hurst Green Halt
Line open, station closed
  London, Brighton and South Coast Railway   Edenbridge Town
Line open, station open

History

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The station was opened on 1 June 1907 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) to serve expected development nearby, at the same time as the nearby Hurst Green halt. The halt consisted of two wooden platforms with a corrugated iron shelter on each.

The station closed to passengers on 11 September 1939. The line remains open and is today used by trains on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line, although nothing remains of the station.

References

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  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Monks Lane Halt". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 77
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