Chislet Colliery Halt railway station

Chislet Colliery Halt was a minor station on the Ashford to Ramsgate line. It opened in 1920 and closed in 1971.

Chislet Colliery Halt
Location	Westbere, Kent England
Coordinates	51°18′24″N 1°09′08″E
Grid reference	TR 198 611
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1920	Opened
1969	Renamed Chislet Halt
4 October 1971	Closed

History

Chislet Colliery started production in 1919. A halt was built in 1920 as local housing was inadequate for employees at the colliery.[1] The halt was in the parish of Westbere.[2] There were two platforms, each with a shelter, all built out of concrete.[3] In 1961 a signal box was built, it opened on 27 May.[4] Chislet Colliery closed on 25 July 1969,[2] and the halt was renamed Chislet Halt in that year.[5] The halt closed on 4 October 1971.[6] The signal box was permanently switched out on 28 July 1984 and closed on 14 September 1986.[4] As in March 2020 the platforms were still in situ.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sturry		British Rail Southern Region Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line		Grove Ferry and Upstreet

References

Citations

1. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 59.
2. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Chislet Colliery.
3. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustrations 59 & 60.
4. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 61.
5. Kidner 1985, p. 43.
6. Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 60.

Sources

• Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Surve and Gazeteer. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 321 4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Branch Lines Around Canterbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 58 8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)