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    Knowlton railway station

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    Knowlton Halt
    General information
    LocationKnowlton, Dover (district)
    England
    Grid referenceTR288523
    Platforms1
    Other information
    StatusDisused
    History
    Original companyEast Kent Light Railway
    Post-grouping
    • East Kent Light Railway
    • Southern Region of British Railways
    Key dates
    16 October 1916Opened
    1 November 1948Closed for passengers
    31 October 1949[1]closed completely

    Knowlton was a halt on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 as Tilmanstone Village but was renamed the following year. It closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948.[2] After closure the platform was demolished and the area landscaped into a field. As at December 2011 the shallow cutting along which the railway ran at this site is still visible.


    Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
    Tilmanstone Colliery Halt   16 October 1916 to
    1925
    East Kent Light Railway     		  Eastry
    Elvington   12 April 1925 to
    31 December 1947
    East Kent Light Railway     		  Eastry South
    Elvington   1 January 1948 to
    30 October 1948
    Southern Region     		  Eastry South

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Disused Stations: Knowlton Halt".
    2. ^ Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.
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    51°13′26″N 1°16′33″E / 51.22389°N 1.27583°E / 51.22389; 1.27583

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