Hothfield railway station
Former railway station in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hothfield railway station (later Hothfield Halt) was a railway station on the Maidstone Line at Hothfield, Kent. It was situated between Ashford and Charing stations. The station opened in 1884; it closed to passengers in 1959 and general freight in 1964 although the sidings continued to be used for deliveries of aggregate traffic.
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Hothfield | |
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General information | |
Location | England |
Coordinates | 51.1812°N 0.8328°E / 51.1812; 0.8328 |
Grid reference | TQ 980 462 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1884 (1884-07-01) | Station opened |
25 September 1937 (1937-09-25) | Reduced to unstaffed halt |
2 November 1959 (1959-11-02) | Closed to passengers |
22 February 1964 (1964-02-22) | Closed to general freight |
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