Allhallows-on-Sea railway station
Disused railway station in Medway, Kent
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Allhallows-on-Sea station was the railway station for Allhallows-on-Sea, Kent from 1932 to 1961.
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Allhallows-on-Sea | |||||
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SECR H Class at station in 1958. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Allhallows-on-Sea, Medway England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ844783 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 16 May 1932 | Opened | ||||
| 4 December 1961 | Closed | ||||
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It was opened partly on the 14 and fully on 16 May 1932. It had an island platform with a run-round loop. Originally the branch from Stoke Junction was single track, but it was doubled in 1935, and singled again in 1957.
The station closed on 4 December 1961 and was demolished in 1975, although the listed water tank remains.[1][2]
History
Opened by the Southern Railway the line passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 and was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Middle Stoke Halt | 16-5-1932 to 15-7-1932 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Stoke Junction Halt | 16-7-1932 to 31-12-1947 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Stoke Junction Halt | 1-1-1948 to 3-12-1961 BR(S) Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||