Kings Ferry Bridge North Halt railway station

Former railway station in England

Kings Ferry Bridge North Halt
General information
LocationKingsferry Bridge, Swale
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern & Chatham Railway
Key dates
December 1922Opened
1 November 1923Closed

Kings Ferry Bridge North Halt on the Isle of Sheppey in the English county of Kent, was a temporary railway station opened in December 1922 and closed on 1 November 1923.

History

On 17 December 1922, the Norwegian cargo ship Gyp collided with the Kingsferry Bridge,[1] rendering it unfit to carry rail traffic. This disrupted journeys between the Isle of Sheppey and the mainland.

On the mainland Kings Ferry Bridge staff halt was renamed Swale Halt and opened to the public. A temporary halt was built north of the bridge, named Kings Ferry Bridge North Halt. Passengers had to walk over the bridge in order to continue their journeys. The bridge was eventually repaired, and through rail services were restored on 1 November 1923, and this station closed on this date.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Swale Halt   SECR
Sheerness Line 		  Queenborough
Swale Halt   Southern Railway
Sheerness Line 		  Queenborough

References

  • Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
  1. ^ "King's Ferry Bridge seriously damaged". The Times. No. 43217. London. 18 December 1922. col A, p. 9.
  2. ^ Southern Railway Halts, p56.
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Closed railway stations in Kent
Canterbury and Whitstable RailwayElham Valley RailwayHawkhurst branch lineHundred of Hoo RailwayKent and East Sussex RailwaySheppey Light RailwayEast Kent Light RailwayWesterham Valley branch lineGravesend West LineSandgate Branch
South Eastern Main LineDover areaMarshlink line
Dungeness branchesRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch RailwaySER & LCDR merger remodellingOther lines
Ashford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury West
Chatham Main Line
Kent Coast line
Maidstone East line
Medway Valley line
Sheerness line

51°23′28″N 0°45′18″E / 51.391°N 0.755°E / 51.391; 0.755