Sharnal Street railway station

Disused railway station in Kent, England

Sharnal Street
General information
LocationSharnal Street, Medway
England
Grid referenceTQ788743
Platforms1, later 2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 April 1882Opened
4 December 1961Closed to passengers
20 August 1962Closed

Sharnal Street station was a railway station between High Halstow Halt and Beluncle Halt on the Hundred of Hoo Railway.

Original station

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. The station buildings were demolished in 1967.[1]

Proposed new station

Medway Council have proposed a new station at Sharnal Street to serve residential development on the Hoo Peninsula. The council has secured funding from the Housing Infrastructure Fund for the station and a link road.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cliffe   1-8-1882 to 10-9-1882
SER
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Terminus
Cliffe   11-9-1882 to 31-12-1898
SER
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Port Victoria
Cliffe   1-1-1899 to 6/1906
SECR
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Terminus
High Halstow Halt   7/1906 to
31-12-1922
SECR
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Beluncle Halt
High Halstow Halt   1-1-1923 to 31-12-1947
SR
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Beluncle Halt
High Halstow Halt   1-1-1948 to 3-12-1961
BR(S)
Hundred of Hoo Railway
  Beluncle Halt
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References

  1. ^ Subterranea Britannica
  2. ^ Kent Online https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/deal-done-on-170m-development-cash-231951/

External links

  • Sharnal Street station on navigable 1940 O. S. map
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Closed railway stations in Kent
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51°26′22″N 0°34′25″E / 51.439378°N 0.573640°E / 51.439378; 0.573640