Lydd-on-Sea Halt railway station
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Lydd-on-Sea Halt was a railway station which served the modern village of Lydd-on-Sea
in Kent
, England
. The station opened in 1937 and closed in 1967.
development in the area, the Southern Railway decided in 1937 to realign its branch line to New Romney
(which had been opened in 1884) closer to the sea and to open two intermediate stations - Lydd-on-Sea and Greatstone-on-Sea
. The opening of Lydd-on-Sea on 4 July 1937 coincided with the closure of Dungeness station
to passengers; it was intended that Lydd-on-Sea, ½-mile from Dungeness, would serve both locations and its running-in board read "Lydd-on-Sea (for Dungeness)".
To handle the expected flow of holiday traffic, the station was equipped with a long curved island platform
with a passing loop
on which was perched a small wooden shed. The traffic never materialised and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 20 September 1954 when its passing loop was also lifted. As passenger traffic dwindled and freight became insignificant, the New Romney branch fell into decline and was listed for closure in the Beeching Report. In 1966 the Minister of Transport
Barbara Castle
announced her intention of closing the Appledore to New Romney Branch and passenger services ceased on 6 March 1967.
Lydd-on-Sea
Lydd-on-Sea is a modern village, mostly built after World War II, which consists mainly of bungalows built along the Dungeness coastal road south of Greatstone, Kent, England. The Southern Railway opened a railway station here in 1937, but this was closed in 1967...
in Kent
Kent
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, England
England
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. The station opened in 1937 and closed in 1967.
History
Prompted by holiday campHoliday camp
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development in the area, the Southern Railway decided in 1937 to realign its branch line to New Romney
New Romney and Littlestone-on-Sea railway station
New Romney and Littlestone-on-Sea was a railway station which lay in between the villages of New Romney and Littlestone-on-Sea in Kent, England. The station opened in 1884 and closed in 1967.- Early years :...
(which had been opened in 1884) closer to the sea and to open two intermediate stations - Lydd-on-Sea and Greatstone-on-Sea
Greatstone-on-Sea Halt railway station
Greatstone-on-Sea Halt was a railway station which served the modern village of Greatstone-on-Sea in Kent, England. The station opened in 1937 and closed in 1967.- History :...
. The opening of Lydd-on-Sea on 4 July 1937 coincided with the closure of Dungeness station
Dungeness railway station (SER)
Dungeness was a railway station which served the Dungeness headland in Kent, England. Opened in 1883 by The Lydd Railway Company, it closed to passengers in 1937...
to passengers; it was intended that Lydd-on-Sea, ½-mile from Dungeness, would serve both locations and its running-in board read "Lydd-on-Sea (for Dungeness)".
To handle the expected flow of holiday traffic, the station was equipped with a long curved island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with a passing loop
Passing loop
A passing loop is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing directions can pass each other. Trains/trams in the same direction can also overtake, providing that the signalling arrangement allows it...
on which was perched a small wooden shed. The traffic never materialised and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 20 September 1954 when its passing loop was also lifted. As passenger traffic dwindled and freight became insignificant, the New Romney branch fell into decline and was listed for closure in the Beeching Report. In 1966 the Minister of Transport
Secretary of State for Transport
The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. The role has had a high turnover as new appointments are blamed for the failures of decades of their predecessors...
Barbara Castle
Barbara Castle
Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn , PC, GCOT was a British Labour Party politician....
announced her intention of closing the Appledore to New Romney Branch and passenger services ceased on 6 March 1967.