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Lyminge railway station
Photograph of Lyminge station
Lyminge station, now serving as a library.
General information
LocationElham, Folkestone & Hythe
England
Coordinates51°07′39″N 1°05′33″E / 51.1274°N 1.0925°E / 51.1274; 1.0925
Grid referenceTR 164 409
Platforms2 (1 from 1931)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern Railway
South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
4 July 1887Opened
3 May 1943closed for regular passenger trains
7 October 1946Re-opened to passengers
14 June 1947Closed to passengers
1 October 1947Closed

Lyminge was a station on the Elham Valley Railway serving the village of the same name. It opened in 1887 and finally closed to passengers and freight in 1947.

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