Tilmanstone Colliery Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Kent, England

Key dates16 October 1916Opened1925renamed Elvington1 November 1948Closed

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

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.
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