Appledore railway station
Railway station in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the station in Devon, see Appledore railway station (Devon).
Appledore railway station is a Grade II listed station east of Appledore in Kent, England. It is on the Marshlink line, and train services are provided by Southern.
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General information | |||||
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Location | Appledore, Ashford England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.0330°N 0.8164°E / 51.0330; 0.8164 | ||||
Grid reference | TQ975297 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | APD | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 13 February 1851 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 42,792 | ||||
2019/20 | 40,656 | ||||
2020/21 | 9,492 | ||||
2021/22 | 24,818 | ||||
2022/23 | 26,478 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Railway station | ||||
Designated | 2 July 2001 | ||||
Reference no. | 1245943[1] | ||||
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The station was constructed in 1851 by the South Eastern Railway and designed by William Tress. It became a junction station in 1881 when a branch line opened to Lydd and New Romney; this closed to passengers in 1967 following the Beeching Report, though the line remains open for goods traffic to Dungeness Nuclear Power Station. Despite a recommendation in the report that Appledore should also close, it has remained open into the 21st century.