Английская Википедия:Grove Ferry and Upstreet railway station
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Grove Ferry and Upstreet was a railway station in east Kent. It was opened by South Eastern Railway (SER), on the Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line between Sturry station and Minster station.
History
Grove Ferry station opened on 13 April 1846,Шаблон:Sfn the rural station was built to serve the village of Upstreet and the ferry crossing of the Great Stour until 1966, when a bridge was built.Шаблон:Sfn The nearby "Grove Ferry Inn" owned the rights to the ferry and farmed Шаблон:Convert of lavender,Шаблон:Sfn creating a popular day trip destination up until the Second World War; this is now part of the Grove Ferry Picnic Area. The public level crossing and goods sidings leading to the ferry were operated from a small signal box.Шаблон:Sfn
The station was renamed Grove Ferry & Upstreet in September 1954.Шаблон:Sfn Goods traffic ceased on 30 April 1960,Шаблон:Sfn The railway between Ashford and Шаблон:Rws was electrified on 9 October 1961.Шаблон:Sfn A concrete footbridge was built at the station in preparation for this change.Шаблон:Sfn The signal box closed on 14 March 1964,Шаблон:Sfn and the level crossing was converted to automatic half barriers on 3 January 1966. The station closed the same day,Шаблон:Sfn shortly before the introduction of a bus service over the new Grove Ferry Bridge, which would have undermined the low patronage.
Remains today
The station buildings and up platform have been demolished and only a few traces remain of the down platform. The broad steps leading to the footpath connecting the station to the village, although overgrown, can still be seen. Grove Ferry and Upstreet Station lives on in model form due to the efforts of the Ashford Model Railway Club, with the model occasionally being taken on tour.[1]
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