Wingham Colliery railway station
Wingham Colliery | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Wingham, Dover (district) England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | East Kent Light Railway |
| Post-grouping |
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| Key dates | |
| 16 October 1916 | Opened |
| 1 November 1948 | Closed |
Wingham Colliery railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway in southeast England. It was intended to serve Wingham Colliery, a short distance to the south, but the mine was aborted without producing any coal. The railway then tried to develop a passenger business, extending the line towards Wingham Town with the long-term aim of reaching Canterbury, but ran out of money before they did so.
Today there is little trace of the station or the railway, other than a line of trees that follow the course of the old trackbed and define the edge of a field. The station buildings consisted of two small wooden structures on the north side of the track that were moved to Wingham Town when it was built; the site has now been landscaped into the field.
History
[edit]It opened on 16 October 1916 and the last passenger train ran on 30 October 1948. Wingham Colliery was not developed beyond a 50-foot shaft.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staple | 16 October 1916 to 1920 East Kent Light Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Staple | 1920 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway |
Wingham Town | ||
| Staple | 1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 Southern Region |
Wingham Town |
References
[edit]- ^ Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.
External links
[edit]- "Disused Stations: Wingham Colliery Halt". Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010.