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Tilmanstone Colliery Halt railway station

Tilmanstone Colliery Halt
Location
Place Tilmanstone
Area Dover (district)
Grid reference TR285505
Operations
Pre-grouping East Kent Light Railway
Platforms 1
History
16 October 1916 Opened
1925 renamed Elvington
1 November 1948 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Tilmanstone Colliery Halt was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and was renamed Elvington in 1925. It closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. The station served the pit village of Elvington. Part of the platform is still in situ hidden in undergrowth.

Coordinates: 51°12′29″N 1°16′06″E / 51.2081°N 1.2682°E / 51.2081; 1.2682


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