Tovil railway station

Tovil
Location
Place Tovil
Area Maidstone, Kent
Grid reference TQ751549
Operations
Pre-grouping South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Platforms 2
History
25 September 1844 Station opened
1943 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Tovil station is a closed railway station on the Medway Valley Line. The station opened in 1844 and closed in 1943.

History

The Medway Valley Line opened from Paddock Wood to Maidstone on 25 September 1844.[1] In the 1900s, a branch line was constructed to serve Tovil Goods station, the only part of the Headcorn and Maidstone Junction Light Railway ever constructed. Tovil station was located just south of the junction of the branch from Tovil Goods, which faced towards Maidstone West. Tovil signal box closed in 1929.[2] The station closed in 1943.[3] The short branch line to Tovil Goods closed in 1977.

In 2008, it was suggested that the station should be re-opened.[3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Maidstone West   British Rail
Southern Region
Medway Valley Line		   East Farleigh

References

  1. ↑ "Paddock Wood". Kent Rail. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Tovil". The Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Alan (12 November 2008). "There's so much more to Tovil". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

Coordinates: 51°15′59″N 0°30′35″E / 51.2665°N 0.5096°E / 51.2665; 0.5096

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