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St Mary's Bay | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | St Mary's Bay, Folkestone & Hythe England |
Grid reference | TR087277 |
Managed by | RHDR |
Platforms | 2 |
Key dates | |
1927 | Opened |
1940 | closed |
1946 | reopened |
St. Mary's Bay railway station is a small station in St Mary's Bay, Kent, England, between the larger stations of New Romney and Dymchurch, on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.
Situated off Jefferstone Lane the station has two platforms, one of which (the 'down' platform) is without station buildings. The other (the 'up' platform) has three buildings. The first is a booking office and when the station is staffed, a passenger waiting room, which also houses the control equipment for the adjacent level crossing. This building is joined to an open-fronted platform shelter with passenger seating. The third building is a toilet block, although this has been out of use for some years.
The station is currently used largely by local residents and passengers alighting here for the sandy beach.
Also in St Mary's Bay, about a quarter of a mile further north down Dunstall Lane is the now-closed Golden Sands Halt railway station, formerly used by the Maddieson's Golden Sands holiday camp.