Goudhurst railway station
Disused railway station in Kent
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Goudhurst is a closed railway station on the closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England.[1]
Goudhurst | |||||
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A postcard view of Goudhurst station in the 1900s | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ709373 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Cranbrook and Paddock Wood Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1892 | Station opened as Hope Mill for Goudhurst and Lamberhurst | ||||
| 1 December 1892 | Renamed Goudhurst | ||||
| 12 June 1961 | Station closed | ||||
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Goudhurst station, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station originally opened on 1 October 1892 as Hope Mill, for Goudhurst & Lamberhurst,[2] when the line was opened from Paddock Wood.[3] It was named after the parish, but following the presentation of a petition to the Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Railway Company in November 1892,[4] the name was changed to Goudhurst on 1 December 1892.[2][5] The station was the terminus of the line for just over eleven months, until the extension to Hawkhurst was opened on 4 September 1893.[3][6] The station was approximately one mile to the west of the village of Goudhurst which was some 250 ft higher than the station, presenting a somewhat daunting task for a baggage-laden passenger.[4] The station achieved some degree of fame when it appeared in the 1950s children's television series "The Old Pull and Push".[7] It also featured in the 1953 children's film Adventures in the Hopfields.
The station was closed with the line on 12 June 1961.[3][5] The fine station building was demolished in the 1960s and replaced with a private dwelling called "Haltwhistle" which is situated on the area where the goods yard would have been. The property is surrounded by high conifer trees and a swimming pool has been put in between part of the former platforms. The old station lights line the drive to the house.[7]
Accidents
On 18 February 1948, SECR C class 0-6-0 No. 1225 was wrongly despatched into the north sidings at Goudhurst and derailed.[8]
