Whitstable Harbour railway station

Whitstable Harbour
Photograph of Whitstable Harbour station in the 1960s
The second station, in the 1960s. First station in background.
General information
LocationWhitstable, Kent
England
Coordinates51°21′47″N 1°1′50″E / 51.36306°N 1.03056°E / 51.36306; 1.03056
Grid referenceTR 107 660
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCanterbury and Whitstable Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
3 May 1830Opened
Mid-1870sExtended
3 June 1895Resited
1 January 1931Closed to passengers
1 December 1952Closed
5 February 1953Line temporarily reopened
28 February 1953Closed

Whitstable Harbour railway station was the name of two disused railway stations serving Whitstable the terminus of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. The station opened in 1830. It was extended in the mid-1870s and resited in 1895. The Canterbury and Whitstable line closed to passengers in 1931 and freight in 1952, although it was reopened for a month following the North Sea flood of 1953.