Uralite Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Kent, England

Uralite Halt
General information
LocationHigham, Gravesham
England
Grid referenceTQ702737
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern & Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
July 1906Opened
4 December 1961Closed

Uralite Halt (TQ 702 737 51°26′12″N 0°26′59″E / 51.436637°N 0.449723°E / 51.436637; 0.449723) was a halt between Milton Range Halt and Cliffe station on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. Built to serve the British Uralite works, it opened in July 1906 and closed on 4 December 1961.[1][2] The halt was demolished soon after closure.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Milton Range Halt   7/1906 to
31-12-1922
SECR
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  Cliffe station
Milton Range Halt   1-1-1923 to 16-9-1932
SR
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  Cliffe station
Denton Halt   17-9-1932 to 31-12-1947
SR
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  Cliffe station
Denton Halt   1-1-1948 to 1956
BR(S)
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  Cliffe station
Hoo Junction Staff Halt   1956 to
3-12-1961
BR(S)
Hundred of Hoo Railway 		  Cliffe station

References

  1. ^ Southern Railway Halts, p57.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 434. OCLC 931112387.

Sources

  • Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.

External links

  • Subterranea Britannica
  • Kent Rail
  • Uralite Halt station on navigable 1940 O. S. map
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Closed railway stations in Kent
Canterbury and Whitstable RailwayElham Valley RailwayHawkhurst branch lineHundred of Hoo RailwayKent and East Sussex RailwaySheppey Light RailwayEast Kent Light RailwayWesterham Valley branch lineGravesend West LineSandgate Branch
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Dungeness branchesRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch RailwaySER & LCDR merger remodellingOther lines
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Chatham Main Line
Kent Coast line
Maidstone East line
Medway Valley line
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