Tilmanstone Colliery Halt railway station

Tilmanstone Colliery Halt was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and was renamed Elvington in 1925. It closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. The station served the pit village of Elvington.[1] Part of the platform is still in situ hidden in undergrowth.

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

Tilmanstone Colliery Halt
Location
Place	Tilmanstone
Area	Dover (district)
Grid reference	TR285505
Operations
Original company	East Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping	East Kent Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
16 October 1916	Opened
1925	renamed Elvington
1 November 1948	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

References

1. Mitchell & Smith (1989)

Sources

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