Denton Halt railway station

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Denton Halt
LocationGravesend, Borough of Gravesham
England
Coordinates51°26′29″N 0°23′59″E / 51.4413°N 0.3996°E / 51.4413; 0.3996Coordinates: 51°26′29″N 0°23′59″E / 51.4413°N 0.3996°E / 51.4413; 0.3996
Grid referenceTQ667741
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern & Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
July 1906Opened
1914Name changed to Denton Road
1919Name reverted to Denton Halt
4 December 1961Closed

Denton Halt was a halt between Milton Road Halt and Milton Range Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. It opened in July 1906 and closed on 4 December 1961. The halt was about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) from Gravesend Central.[1] The station was demolished after closure and there are no remains today. The level crossing adjacent to the station was closed in 1971 and replaced with a footbridge.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Milton Road Halt   7/1906 to 30-4-1915
SECR
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Milton Range Halt
Gravesend Central   1-5-1915 to 31-12-1922
SECR
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Milton Range Halt
Gravesend Central   1-1-1923 to 16-9-1932
SR
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Milton Range Halt
Gravesend Central   17-9-1932 to 31-12-1947
SR
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Uralite Halt
Gravesend Central   1-1-1948 to 1956
BR (S)
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Uralite Halt
Gravesend Central   1956 to 3-12-1961
BR(S)
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Hoo Junction Staff Halt

References[]

  1. ^ Southern Railway Halts, p43.

Sources[]

  • R. W. Kidner (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.

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