Cliffe railway station

For the station on the Hull and Selby Railway, see Cliff railway station.

Cliffe
General information
LocationCliffe, Medway
England
Coordinates51°26′43″N 0°29′54″E / 51.4453°N 0.4983°E / 51.4453; 0.4983
Grid referenceTQ738748
Platforms1, later 2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway (UK)
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 April 1882Opened
4 December 1961Closed to passengers
20 August 1962Closed to freight

Cliffe (TQ 738 748 51°26′44″N 0°30′07″E / 51.445426°N 0.502011°E / 51.445426; 0.502011) was a railway station between Uralite Halt and High Halstow Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway in Kent, England. It was opened on 1 April 1882 and closed to passengers on 4 December 1961 and freight on 20 August 1962. It originally only had one platform, a second platform was built in 1935.[1] The station was demolished soon after closure although one track through the station site remains and still carries freight traffic.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Uralite Halt   7/1907 to
31-12-1922
SECR
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  High Halstow Halt
Uralite Halt   1-1-1923 to 31-12-1948
SR
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  High Halstow Halt
Uralite Halt   1-1-1948 to
3-12-1961
BR(S)
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  High Halstow Halt

References

  1. ^ Subterranea Britannica