Cheriton Halt railway station

Cheriton Halt
Cheriton Halt
Location	Cheriton, Folkestone & Hythe; England
Grid reference	TR201366
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1908	Opened
1 December 1915	Closed
14 June 1920	Reopened
1 February 1941	Closed
7 October 1946	Reopened
16 June 1947	Closed[1]

Cheriton Halt is a disused railway station on the South Eastern Main Line which served the village of Cheriton on the outskirts of Folkestone in Kent, England. The station opened in 1908 and closed in 1947.

History

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway opened a new halt at the growing village of Cheriton on 1 May 1908, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away from Shorncliffe later Folkestone West. The station, comprising two wooden platforms, was perched on the embankment just to the east of the underbridge on the B2063 Risborough Lane.[2] Each platform was equipped with basic facilities: a ticket hut and waiting shelter, running-in boards and a row of gas lamps kept by the resident haltkeeper.[3] The station was served solely by Elham Valley Railway trains and closed as a wartime economy measure during both wars, before closing definitively with the rest of the Elham Valley Railway in 1947.[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Lyminge		Southern Railway Elham Valley Railway		Shorncliffe

References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 59.
White, H.P. (1987). Forgotten Railways: South-East England (Forgotten Railways Series). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. p. 159. ISBN 0-946537-37-2.
Hart, Brian (1984). Elham Valley Line. Upper Bucklebury, Berkshire: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 0-906867-22-3.
Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith A. Ashford to Dover (South Coast Railway Albums). Midhurst, East Sussex: Middleton Press. pp. Plate 48. ISBN 978-0-906520-48-2.

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[1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 59.

[2] White, H.P. (1987). Forgotten Railways: South-East England (Forgotten Railways Series). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. p. 159. ISBN 0-946537-37-2.

[3] Hart, Brian (1984). Elham Valley Line. Upper Bucklebury, Berkshire: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 0-906867-22-3.

[4] Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith A. Ashford to Dover (South Coast Railway Albums). Midhurst, East Sussex: Middleton Press. pp. Plate 48. ISBN 978-0-906520-48-2.