South Street Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Kent, England

51°20′53″N 1°02′45″E / 51.348046°N 1.045792°E / 51.348046; 1.045792Grid referenceTR 122 654Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySouth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingSouthern RailwayKey dates1 June 1911Opened1 January 1931Closed

South Street Halt was a minor station on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway at Tankerton, Kent. It opened in 1911 and closed in 1931.

History

South Street Halt was opened on 1 June 1911.[1] The single platform halt was provided with a small shelter. The entire struction was built of wood,[2] apart from the shelter, which was clad in corrugated iron.[3] The halt closed on 1 January 1931, when passenger services ceased on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway.[2] The station was demolished after closure and the trackbed is now part of the Crab and Winkle footpath.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tankerton Halt   British Railways
Southern Region
Canterbury and Whitstable Railway 		  Blean and Tyler Hill Halt

References

Citations
  1. ^ Kidner 1985, p. 57.
  2. ^ a b Harding 1996, p. 8.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 94.
Sources
  • Harding, Peter A. (1996). Branch Lines in Kent. Knaphill: Peter A. Harding. ISBN 0-9523458-1-1.
  • Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. 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.