Appledore railway station

Appledore (Kent)
General information
Location	Appledore, Ashford England
Coordinates	51°01′59″N 0°48′59″E / 51.0330°N 0.8164°E / 51.0330; 0.8164
Grid reference	TQ975297
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	APD
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	13 February 1851
Passengers
2019/20	40,656
2020/21	9,492
2021/22	24,818
2022/23	26,478
2023/24	28,764
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Railway station
Designated	2 July 2001
Reference no.	1245943[1]
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Appledore railway station is a Grade II listed station east of Appledore in Kent, England. It is on the Marshlink line, and train services are provided by Southern.

The station was constructed in 1851 by the South Eastern Railway and designed by William Tress. It became a junction station in 1881 when a branch line opened to Lydd and New Romney; this closed to passengers in 1967 following the Beeching Report, though the line remains open for goods traffic to Dungeness Nuclear Power Station. Despite a recommendation in the report that Appledore should also close, it has remained open into the 21st century.