Port Victoria railway station is a disused station in Kent, United Kingdom, which opened on 11 September 1882 and closed in 1951. It was located at the head of a 400-foot (120 m) long timber pier reaching in the River Medway estuary.
Port Victoria | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Port Victoria, Medway England |
| Coordinates | 51°25′55″N 0°42′10″E / 51.4320°N 0.7027°E |
| Grid reference | TQ878738 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | South Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 11 September 1882 | Opened |
| 1931 | resited |
| 11 June 1951 | Closed |
The pier was discovered to be in need of repairs in 1896, and had also been damaged by a storm in November of that year. Between 1900 and 1903, the station was heavily used, as owing to a fire Queenborough pier was unavailable for use. During World War I the Admiralty took over Port Victoria. In 1916, the railway along the pier was shortened to 93 feet (28 m) and a new station building provided, the old one being demolished. By 1931 further deterioration of the pier made it unsafe and a new station was built on the landward side.[1] The train service by this time being just two passenger services per day. In 1941 the pier was demolished and the station closed on 11 June 1951.[2] The station featured in two Pathé News films recorded in 1939 and 1947, both featuring Station Master Stephen Mills.[3][4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Sharnal Street | 1882-01-11 to 1898-12-31 SER Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Sharnal Street | 1899-01-01 to 1906-06-30 SECR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Grain Crossing Halt | 1906-07-01 to 1922-12-31 SECR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Grain Crossing Halt | 1923-01-01 to 1947-12-31 SR Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Grain Crossing Halt | 1948-01-01 to 1951-06-10 BR(S) Hundred of Hoo Railway |
Terminus |
References
edit- ^ "Disused Stations: Port Victoria Station".
- ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ "Railway Station". British Pathé. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Lonely Station Issue Title Is Pathe Pictorial…". British Pathé. Retrieved 12 October 2017.