Hythe railway station (South Eastern Railway)

Hythe
Location
Place Hythe
Area Folkestone and Hythe
Grid reference TR167353
Operations
Pre-grouping South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway (UK)
Platforms 2 (one used after 1931)
History
9 October 1874[1] Station opens
3 December 1951[2] Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Hythe railway station was a railway station serving the town of Hythe in Kent and was positioned just after the railway crossed Blackhouse Hill. On the Sandgate Branch line the station had two platforms, and a brick built station building.

It was ceremonially opened on 9 October 1874, and opened fully the next day. Being inland of the town it served the station was never popular. Following the closure of the section to Sandgate station in 1931 the line to Sandling Junction was reduced to single track. Hythe closed in 1943 during the Second World War but was reopened in 1945.[3] Hythe station was closed along with the line in 1951.[4]

The station area has been completely redeveloped for housing.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, CDF (1931) A history of the Southern Railway, The Southern Railway Company p413
  2. ↑ Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p36
  3. ↑ Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p36
  4. ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hythe_kent/index.shtml
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sandling Junction
Line and station open		   Sandgate Branch   Sandgate
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 51°04′35″N 1°05′38″E / 51.0765°N 1.0938°E / 51.0765; 1.0938

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