Margate East railway station
Margate East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Margate, Kent England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grid reference | TR 3492 7065 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Disused | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Original company | Kent Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 October 1863 | Opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May 1953[1][2] | Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Margate East was a railway station in Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. It opened in 1863 and was closed in 1953
History
In 1857, the Herne Bay and Faversham Railway was granted approval to construct a 10 miles 48 chains (17.06 km) long railway line from Faversham to Herne Bay via Whitstable, despite severe opposition from the South Eastern Railway.[3] In 1859, permission was granted to extend to Margate and the company changed its name to the Margate and London Railway.[4] It was arranged that the London, Chatham and Dover Railway would work the line. By 1861, permission had been granted to extend to Ramsgate, and a further change of name to the Kent Coast Railway had taken place. The line between Herne Bay and Ramsgate opened on 5 October 1863.[3]
Margate East was 24.5 miles (39.43 km) from Faversham, and thus about 76.5 miles (123.11 km) from London Victoria station.[5] In July 1922, service was six trains per day from London, and five trains per day to London.[6] Margate East was closed in 1953
External links
- Photographs of Margate East via Margate Historical Society.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Margate West Line and station open |
London, Chatham and Dover Railway Chatham Main Line |
Ramsgate Harbour Line and station closed | ||
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick
- ^ Passengers No More By G.Daniels
- ^ a b Dendy Marshall 1963, p. 338.
- ^ Kidner 1963, p. 58.
- ^ Kidner 1963, p. 76-77.
- ^ Bradshaw 1986, pp. 231–36.
Sources
- Bradshaw (1986) [1922]. Bradshaw's Railway Guide, July 1922. London: Guild Publishing.
- Dendy Marshall, C. F. (1963). History of the Southern Railway. Vol. 2nd Enlarged and Revised. London: Ian Allan Ltd.
- Kidner, R. W. (1963). The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. London: The Oakwood Press.