Rowan Halt railway station
Former railway station in England
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Rowan Halt railway station,[3][4] was a railway station in Hove, in East Sussex, England which opened in 1933 and closed on 1 January 1939; the layout and curvature of Rowan Avenue indicates where the branch ran.[5]
Rowan Halt | |||||
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Site of Rowan Halt station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hove, Brighton & Hove England | ||||
| Platforms | 1[1] | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Southern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 18 December 1933 | Opened[2] | ||||
| 1 January 1939 | Closed | ||||
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Location
The station served the Aldrington Estate (then being built by T. J. Braybon & Sons Ltd), and "enabled residents working in Brighton or Hove to return home for their cooked meal at lunchtime".[5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Aldrington | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Brighton and Dyke Railway (1887-1939) |
Golf Club Halt | ||