Wingham Town railway station
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Wingham Town railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway
, which served the village of Wingham
. It opened in 1920 and closed to passenger traffic on 30 October 1948. There was a loop when the station first opened, but this was removed when the line was extended to the Canterbury Road station in 1925. Today the site of the station is occupied by a row of private garages and the village Scout Hut.
East Kent Light Railway
The East Kent Light Railway was part of the Colonel Stephens group of cheaply built rural light railways in England. Holman Fred Stephens was engineer from its inception, subsequently becoming director and manager...
, which served the village of Wingham
Wingham
Wingham may refer to:Places:* Wingham, Kent, a village in England**River Wingham, a river flowing through Wingham, Kent, England* Wingham, New South Wales in Australia**St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham, Australia...
. It opened in 1920 and closed to passenger traffic on 30 October 1948. There was a loop when the station first opened, but this was removed when the line was extended to the Canterbury Road station in 1925. Today the site of the station is occupied by a row of private garages and the village Scout Hut.