Eastry railway station

Eastry
General information
Location	Eastry, Dover (district) England
Grid reference	TR304553
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	East Kent Light Railway
Post-grouping	East Kent Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 October 1916	Opened
1 November 1948	Closed for passengers
1 March 1951	closed completely

Eastry railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. It was the station before the Richborough Branch diverged from the main line to Wingham. The station served the village of Eastry, it had a passing loop, but this had been converted to a siding in 1948. The track was removed in May 1954. There is no trace of the station today as the area has been landscaped into fields.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Knowlton		16 October 1916 to 12 April 1925 East Kent Light Railway		Woodnesborough
Eastry South		13 April 1925 to May 1925 East Kent Light Railway		Woodnesborough
Eastry South		May 1925 to 1 November 1928 East Kent Light Railway		Woodnesborough Poison Cross
Eastry South		1 November 1928 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway		Woodnesborough
Eastry South		1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 Southern Region		Woodnesborough

Sources

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