Prince of Wales Halt railway station
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Prince of Wales Halt railway station was a short-lived station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
in Kent
, England
.
About three quarters of a mile from the Hythe
terminus, in an area known as Palmarsh, the railway line and the Royal Military Canal
(hitherto running side by side) finally diverge, and the railway line passes under a large, double-arched, bridge carrying the road from Hythe
to Lympne
.
This bridge, and the halt located here, took their names from the nearby Prince of Wales public house. The halt never had any station buildings, and was simply a request stop for service trains, accessed by means of a steep footpath down from the road to the trackside, beside the bridge.
The halt opened with the opening of the line in 1927, appearing in the timetables for the first year of operation only, before closing in 1928 due to lack of traffic. Its only historical distinctions are that it was, by a wide margin, the most short-lived, the most sparsely-equipped, and the most under-used station on the line.
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a gauge light railway in Kent, England. The line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St...
in Kent
Kent
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, England
England
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.
About three quarters of a mile from the Hythe
Hythe railway station
Hythe railway station may refer to:* Hythe railway station , a terminus on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.* Hythe railway station , a closed station on the SER main line's former branch line from Sandling to Sandgate....
terminus, in an area known as Palmarsh, the railway line and the Royal Military Canal
Royal Military Canal
The Royal Military Canal is a canal running for 28 miles between Seabrook near Folkestone and Cliff End near Hastings, following the old cliff line bordering Romney Marsh.-Construction:...
(hitherto running side by side) finally diverge, and the railway line passes under a large, double-arched, bridge carrying the road from Hythe
Hythe, Kent
Hythe , is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place....
to Lympne
Lympne
Lympne is a village situated on the former sea cliffs above the Romney Marsh in Kent. It lies approximately west of Folkestone, 2 miles west of Hythe and east of Ashford....
.
This bridge, and the halt located here, took their names from the nearby Prince of Wales public house. The halt never had any station buildings, and was simply a request stop for service trains, accessed by means of a steep footpath down from the road to the trackside, beside the bridge.
The halt opened with the opening of the line in 1927, appearing in the timetables for the first year of operation only, before closing in 1928 due to lack of traffic. Its only historical distinctions are that it was, by a wide margin, the most short-lived, the most sparsely-equipped, and the most under-used station on the line.