Horsmonden railway station

Horsmonden is a closed railway station on the closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England.[1]

Horsmonden
LocationHorsmonden, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
England
Grid referenceTQ705404
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCranbrook and Paddock Wood Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 October 1892Station opened
12 June 1961Station closed

Background

The station was opened on 1 October 1892,[2] when the line was opened from Paddock Wood to Hope Mill, for Goudhurst & Lamberhurst.[3][4] The station was equipped with a single 300 ft platform on the up side,[5] together with a loop serving a fruit packing warehouse. To the rear of the station are the stationmaster's house, a three-storey building with dormer windows, and a goods yard. The village of Horsmonden lies a short distance to the west of the station.

The station was closed with the line on 12 June 1961.[2] The station is now used as a garage called "Old Station Garage" and the stationmaster's house is a private residence.

Horsmonden
station
1908
to Paddock Wood
tunnel (
86 yd
79 m
)
Back Lane
Milepost 39ΒΌ
Goudhurst Road
to Goudhurst
Legend
Running line
Sidings
The surviving station building
A totem from the station

Notes

  1. Conolly 1976, p. 6 section D5.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 123.
  3. Vallance 1955, p. 122.
  4. Awdry 1990, p. 183.
  5. Vallance 1955, p. 124.

References

  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. CN 8983.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
  • Vallance, H.A. (February 1955). "Through the Wealden Hills to Hawkhurst" (PDF). The Railway Magazine. Westminster: Tothill Press. 101 (646). ISSN 0033-8923. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Paddock Wood   British Railways
Southern Region

Hawkhurst Branch
  Goudhurst

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