Tenterden Town railway station

Tenterden Town railway station is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Tenterden, Kent, England.

Tenterden Town
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Tenterden, Ashford England
Coordinates	51.06997°N 0.68487°E / 51.06997; 0.68487
Grid reference	TQ882335
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Rother Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	Kent and East Sussex Railway
Post-grouping	Kent and East Sussex Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 March 1903	Opened
4 January 1954	Closed to passengers
12 June 1961	Closed to freight
3 February 1974	Station reopened

When the railway line first opened in 1900, Rolvenden Station was known as "Tenterden". Its name was changed when the line extended north three years later and a station closer to Tenterden was constructed. The new Tenterden Town station opened on 16 March 1903.^[1] The line closed for regular passenger services on 4 January 1954^[1][2] and all traffic in 1961. It reopened on 3 February 1974^[1] under the aegis of the Tenterden Railway Company which bought the line between Tenterden and Bodiam. The station now houses the KESR's Carriage and Wagon works, and the Colonel Stephens Museum is located nearby.

Last Day of service in 1954

Services

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Terminus		Kent and East Sussex Railway		Rolvenden
	Disused railways
Tenterden St. Michael's		British Railways Southern Region Kent and East Sussex Railway		Rolvenden

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 227. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 417. OCLC 931112387.