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Margate East railway station

For the current station, see Margate railway station.

Margate East
General information
LocationMargate, Kent
England
Grid referenceTR 3492 7065
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKent Coast Railway
Key dates
5 October 1863 (1863-10-05)Opened
2 July 1926 (1926-07-02)Closed
Ramsgate and Margate
Legend
 Margate Sands
Margate West
Chatham Main Line
to London Victoria
Line closed north and south of
Margate Sands Goods in 1926.
Margate Sands Goods
 Margate East
Tivoli
Broadstairs
To Ashford and Dover
Dumpton Park
St Lawrence
for Pegwell Bay
Ramsgate
Ramsgate Town
Ramsgate Harbour
The arrangement inherited by the Southern Railway in 1923 with the lines and stations closed in 1926 shown in pink (Tivoli had closed c.1867 and St Lawrence for Pegwell Bay had closed in 1916). The dotted line represent the new surface lines and stations. Ramsgate and Dumpton Park both opened in 1926. Margate Sands Goods closed in 1972. The diagram shows the position as of 1926.

Margate East was a railway station in Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. It opened in 1863 and was closed in 1926 as part of the remodelling of railways in the Isle of Thanet by the Southern Railway.

History

In 1857, the Herne Bay and Faversham Railway was granted approval to construct a 10 miles 48 chains (17.06 km) long railway line from Faversham to Herne Bay via Whitstable, despite severe opposition from the South Eastern Railway.[1] In 1859, permission was granted to extend to Margate and the company changed its name to the Margate and London Railway.[2] It was arranged that the London, Chatham and Dover Railway would work the line. By 1861, permission had been granted to extend to Ramsgate, and a further change of name to the Kent Coast Railway had taken place. The line between Herne Bay and Ramsgate opened on 5 October 1863.[1]

Margate East was 24.5 miles (39.43 km) from Faversham, and thus about 76.5 miles (123.11 km) from London Victoria station.[3] In July 1922, service was six trains per day from London, and five trains per day to London.[4] Margate East was one of four stations in the Isle of Thanet closed on 2 July 1926 by the Southern Railway's remodelling scheme.[5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Margate West
Line and station open 		  London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Chatham Main Line 		  Ramsgate Harbour
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ a b Dendy Marshall 1963, p. 338.
  2. ^ Kidner 1963, p. 58.
  3. ^ Kidner 1963, p. 76-77.
  4. ^ Bradshaw 1986, pp. 231–36.
  5. ^ Dendy Marshall 1963, p. 411.

Sources

  • Bradshaw (1986) [1922]. Bradshaw's Railway Guide, July 1922. London: Guild Publishing.
  • Dendy Marshall, C. F. (1963). History of the Southern Railway. Vol. 2nd Enlarged and Revised. London: Ian Allan Ltd.
  • Kidner, R. W. (1963). The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. London: The Oakwood Press.
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