Folkestone Warren Halt railway station
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Folkestone Warren Halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | East Folkestone, Folkestone & Hythe England | ||||
| Grid reference | TR249379 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | SER SE&CR | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1886 | Opened | ||||
| 1886 | Closed | ||||
| 1 June 1908 | Reopened | ||||
| 19 December 1915 | Closed | ||||
| 11 August 1919 | Reopened | ||||
| 25 September 1939 | Closed to the public | ||||
| 1971 | Closed[1] | ||||
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Folkestone Warren Halt was a station on the South Eastern Main Line of the South Eastern Railway at the beach location known as "The Warren" in the east end of Folkestone, Kent, now within the East Cliff and Warren Country Park.
The station was first opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1886 which installed a bridge over the Main Line leading to a gate on to The Warren from which the public could picnic and enjoy the dramatic scenery in the area; a zig-zag path led down the East Cliff to the station.[2] The Halt enjoyed, however, a brief existence, closing after the Summer in the face of threats by Lord Radnor who felt that his land was being trespassed upon.[3] There is also a suggestion that the station had not been formally authorised by the Board of Trade which, upon discovering its existence, refused to grant consent.[4]