Cliffe railway station

Disused railway station in Kent, England

51°26′43″N 0°29′54″E / 51.4453°N 0.4983°E / 51.4453; 0.4983Grid referenceTQ738748Platforms1, later 2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway (UK)Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British RailwaysKey dates1 April 1882Opened4 December 1961Closed to passengers20 August 1962Closed to freight

Cliffe (TQ 738 748 51°26′44″N 0°30′07″E / 51.445426°N 0.502011°E / 51.445426; 0.502011) was a railway station between Uralite Halt and High Halstow Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway in Kent, England. It was opened on 1 April 1882 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961 and freight on 20 August 1962. It originally only had one platform, a second platform was built in 1935.[1] The station was demolished soon after closure although one track through the station site remains and still carries freight traffic.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Uralite Halt   7/1907 to
31-12-1922
SECR
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  High Halstow Halt
Uralite Halt   1-1-1923 to 31-12-1948
SR
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  High Halstow Halt
Uralite Halt   1-1-1948 to
3-12-1961
BR(S)
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  High Halstow Halt

References

  1. ^ Subterranea Britannica

External links

  • Cliffe station on navigable 1940 O. S. map
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Closed railway stations in Kent
Canterbury and Whitstable RailwayElham Valley RailwayHawkhurst branch lineHundred of Hoo RailwayKent and East Sussex RailwaySheppey Light RailwayEast Kent Light RailwayWesterham Valley branch lineGravesend West LineSandgate Branch
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