Chislet Colliery Halt railway station
Chislet Colliery Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Westbere, Kent England |
| Coordinates | 51°18′37″N 1°09′55″E / 51.310391°N 1.165350°E |
| Grid reference | TR 198 611 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| September 1919 | Opened[1] |
| 1969 | Renamed Chislet Halt |
| 4 October 1971 | Closed |
Chislet Colliery Halt was a minor station on the Ashford to Ramsgate line. It opened in September 1919 and closed in 1971.
History
[edit]Chislet Colliery started production in 1919 and halt was opened that year as local housing was inadequate for employees at the colliery.[2] The halt was in the parish of Westbere.[3] There were two platforms initially built of timber but later rebuilt in concrete.[4] In 1961 a signal box was built, it opened on 27 May.[5] Chislet Colliery closed on 25 July 1969,[3] and the halt was renamed Chislet Halt in that year.[6] The halt closed on 4 October 1971.[7] The signal box was permanently switched out on 28 July 1984 and closed on 14 September 1986.[5] As in May 2021 the platforms were still in situ.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturry | British Rail Southern Region Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line |
Grove Ferry and Upstreet |
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 59.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 1995, Chislet Colliery.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustrations 59 & 60.
- ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 61.
- ^ Kidner 1985, p. 43.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 60.
- Sources
- Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Surve and Gazeteer. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Branch Lines Around Canterbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-58-8.