Sandgate railway station
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Sandgate railway station was a railway station serving the town of Sandgate
in Kent and was positioned just after the railway crossed Hospital Hill. On the Sandgate Branch
line the station had two platforms, and a brick built station building.
It was ceremonially opened on 9 October 1874, and opened fully the next day. Being inland of the town it served the station was never popular and with increased bus traffic cutting the already small passenger numbers and it was closed on April Fool's Day 1931.
The station area has been completely redeveloped.
Sandgate, Kent
Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Shepway district of Kent, England. In 2004, the village re-acquired civil parish status....
in Kent and was positioned just after the railway crossed Hospital Hill. On the Sandgate Branch
Sandgate Branch
The Sandgate branch was a three mile long railway branch line that ran from Sandling railway station in Kent on the South Eastern Main Line to Hythe and Sandgate railway stations...
line the station had two platforms, and a brick built station building.
It was ceremonially opened on 9 October 1874, and opened fully the next day. Being inland of the town it served the station was never popular and with increased bus traffic cutting the already small passenger numbers and it was closed on April Fool's Day 1931.
The station area has been completely redeveloped.