Biddenden railway station

Biddenden
Station in February 1967.
General information
Location	Biddenden, Ashford England
Grid reference	TQ853392
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Kent and East Sussex Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 May 1905[1]	Station opened
4 January 1954[2]	Station closed

Biddenden was a railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway which closed in January 1954.

As of 2014 the station building has been converted to a private house ("The Old Station") with parts of the platforms still clearly visible. The station is sited on the northern edge of the village on the A274 North Street/Headcorn Road.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Frittenden Road		British Railways Southern Region KESR		High Halden Road

Present day

• 
  Remnants of platforms and brickwork still visible in 2009.

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 76. OCLC 931112387.

External links

• Biddenden station at Disused-Stations.org.uk
• Biddenden station on navigable 1940 O. S. map

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