Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station

Wingham (Canterbury Road)
Location
Place	Wingham
Area	Dover (district)
Grid reference	TR236574
Operations
Original company	East Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping	East Kent Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
1925	Opened
30 October 1948	Closed
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Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station was a terminus on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in 1925 (named Wingham) and closed to passenger traffic on 30 October 1948. There was a siding to the south of the road, and carriages were usually run into the station under gravity.^[1]

After closure the cutting containing the station was infilled and covered with a field of crops. The site of the sidings are now occupied by "The Ranch Cafe " adjacent to which is a short section of undisturbed trackbed.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wingham Town		1925 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway		Terminus
Wingham Town		1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 BR(S)		Terminus

References

1. East Kent Light Railway

Sources

• Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.

Coordinates: 51°16′17″N 1°12′22″E / 51.2714°N 1.2060°E