Woodnesborough railway station

Woodnesborough railway station was a railway station on 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 station served the village of Woodnesborough. There was a 500-gallon water tank and a siding. A half mile long branch served Hammill Brick Works, built on the site of the aborted Hammill Colliery.[2] Today the station site is now covered by industrial buildings.

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

Woodnesborough
Location
Place	Woodnesborough
Area	Dover (district)
Grid reference	TR298564
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
1 November 1948	Closed for passengers
1 March 1951[1]	closed completely
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. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/woodnesborough/index.shtml
2. Mitchell & Smith (1989)

Sources

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