Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station

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Wingham (Canterbury Road)
LocationWingham, Dover (district)
England
Grid referenceTR236574
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1925Opened
1 November 1948[1]Closed for passengers
1 March 1951officially 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.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wingham Town   1925 to 31 December 1947
East Kent Light Railway 		  Terminus
Wingham Town   1 January 1948 to
30 October 1948
BR(S) 		  Terminus

References[]

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

Sources[]

  • Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.

Coordinates: 51°16′17″N 1°12′22″E / 51.2714°N 1.2060°E / 51.2714; 1.2060

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