Sheerness Dockyard railway station

Sheerness Dockyard

Sheerness (1860-83)
Photograph of Sheerness Dockyard railway station
Sheerness Dockyard station, 1960
General information
LocationSheerness-on-Sea
England
Coordinates51°26′17″N 0°44′58″E / 51.438122°N 0.749578°E / 51.438122; 0.749578
Grid referenceTQ 912 746
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySittingbourne & Sheerness Railway Company
Pre-groupingLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
19 July 1860Opened
1 June 1883Renamed Sheerness Dockyard
2 January 1922[1][2]closed for passengers
6 May 1963Closed for freight

Sheerness Dockyard railway station was the original terminus of the Sheerness line. It was built by the Sittingbourne & Sheerness Railway and opened in 1860. The station closed for passengers in 1922, closed for freight in 1963 and the buildings were demolished in 1971.

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 385
  2. ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 86