Lyminge railway station

Lyminge was a station on the Elham Valley Railway. It opened in 1887 and closed to passengers in 1940 and freight in 1947.

Elham railway station
Lyminge station, now serving as a library.
Location
PlaceElham
AreaFolkestone & Hythe
Coordinates51°07′35″N 1°05′28″E
Grid referenceTR 164 409
Operations
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway
South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Platforms2 (1 from 1931)
History
4 July 1887Opened
1 December 1940closed for regular passenger trains
7 October 1946Re-opened to passengers
14 June 1947Closed to passengers
1 October 1947Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 4 July 1887 with the opening of the Elham Valley Railway from Cheriton Junction, on the South Eastern Main Line as far as Barham.[1] A 21-lever signal box was provided.[2] Initially, there were six passenger trains per day. By 1906 there were nine trains a day, with five on Sunday.[3] Between 1912 and 1916, a summer only railmotor service provided an additional four trains a day between Dover Priory and Elham.[4] The service had been reduced to eight trains a day by 1922. The line north of Lyminge was singled on five trains a day by 1937.[5] The signal box was closed on 1 May 1931 as a cost-cutting measure. It was replaced by a ground frame located in the station building.[2] The double track north of Lyminge was reduced to single track from 25 October 1931.[6]

Passenger services between Canterbury West and Lyminge were withdrawn on 1 December 1940 and the line between Harbledown Junction and Lyminge was placed under military control.[1] The station remained open to freight during the war. Military control was relinquished on 19 February 1945. On 7 October 1946, passenger services were reinstated on the southern section of the railway as far as Lyminge. Six trains a day were operated. This service ceased on 14 June 1947. The Elham Valley Railway closed on 1 October 1947.[7] After closure, the goods yard used by the local coal merchant. In 1987, the station building was converted to serve as Lyminge's library.[2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Elham   Southern Railway
Elham Valley Railway		   Cheriton halt

References
citations
  1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 116.
  3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Passenger services.
  4. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 114.
  5. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Passenger Services.
  6. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustrations 104 & 116.
  7. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical background.
Sources
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Branch Lines Around Canterbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 58 8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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