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Hothfield railway station

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Hothfield
The site of the station in 1995
General information
LocationEngland
Coordinates51°10′52″N 0°49′58″E / 51.1812°N 0.8328°E / 51.1812; 0.8328
Grid referenceTQ 980 462
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1884 (1884-07-01)Station opened
25 September 1937 (1937-09-25)Reduced to unstaffed halt
2 November 1959 (1959-11-02)Closed to passengers
22 February 1964 (1964-02-22)Closed to general freight

Hothfield railway station (later Hothfield Halt) was a railway station on the Maidstone Line at Hothfield, Kent. It was situated between Ashford and Charing stations. The station opened in 1884; it closed to passengers in 1959 and general freight in 1964 although the sidings continued to be used for deliveries of aggregate traffic.

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Transcription

History

Hothfield station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on 1 July 1884, when the railway between Maidstone East and Ashford West opened.[1] From 1 January 1899, passenger trains ran to and from the former South Eastern Railway's Ashford station.[2] In 1922, weekday passenger services comprised ten down and nine up trains. Four trains ran in each direction on Sundays. The station was listed as "Hothfield for Westwell".[3] From 6 January 1935, eleven trains served the station daily.[1][4]

On 25 September 1937, the station was reduced to an unstaffed halt.[5] From 2 July 1939, an hourly service was provided.[1][4] During the Second World War the station buildings were damaged by enemy action. The station closed to passengers on 2 November 1959, and freight on 22 February 1964, as it was deemed uneconomical to improve the station to cater for electrification of the Maidstone line.[6] but the platforms remained and were used by railway staff until the 1980s. The signal box at Hothfield remained in use until 28 April 1984, and then served as a ground frame until 16 February 1985.[7] Freight facilities comprised four sidings on the down side of the station, one of which served a goods shed. A crane of 1 ton 15 cwt (1,800 kg) capacity was provided.[8]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ashford West   London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Maidstone Line
  Charing
Ashford   British Rail
Southern Region

Maidstone Line
  Charing

References

  1. ^ a b c Mitchell & Smith 1994, Historical Background.
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Ashford West.
  3. ^ Bradshaw 1986, pp. 240–41.
  4. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 1994, Passenger Services.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 108.
  6. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 110.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 109.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Hothfield Halt.
Sources
  • Bradshaw, George (1986) [1922]. Bradshaw's Guide. Swindon: Book Club Associates.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1994). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.

External links

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