Shepherdswell railway station (EKLR)

Shepherdswell railway station was the southern terminus of the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. The normal practice was to run coaches into the station under gravity. Shepherdswell was the location of the engine shed and works, and many sidings. It served the village of Shepherdswell or Sibertswold.

Shepherdswell
Location
Place	Shepherdswell
Area	Dover (district)
Coordinates	51°11′21″N 1°13′49″E
Grid reference	TR258482
Operations
Original company	East Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping	East Kent Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
16 October 1914	Opened
1 November 1948	Closed
1993	Reopened
Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The station reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.[1] It is about 200 metres from the mainline station Shepherds Well, which is spelt as two words.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		16 October 1916 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway		Eythorne
Terminus		1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 BR Southern Region		Eythorne
	Heritage railways
Terminus		East Kent Railway		Eythorne

References

1. Mitchell & Smith (1989)

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