Opened on 22 July 1861 as Dover Town (Priory) by the LCDR,[1]Dover Priory railway station became a through station on 1 November the same year, upon completion of a tunnel through the Western Heights connecting it to LCDR's new Dover Harbour Station in the Western Docks area. The renaming in July 1863 as Dover Priory[1] led rival SER to adopt the name "Dover Town" for one of its Dover stations.[2] Dover Priory is the only station still open in Dover.
Former stationsedit
Besides Dover Priory, there have been five other stations in Dover, all of which are now closed.
Dover Harbouredit
Goods train from Eastern Docks running along Marine Parade in 1956
The name Dover Harbour has been used for two separate stations. The first was opened by the LCDR on 1 November 1861; this was closed in June 1863 when it was replaced by a new station named Dover Town and Harbour. This was renamed Dover Harbour on 1 July 1899 and closed on 10 July 1927.[1] The LCDR constructed a tunnel through the Western Heights to allow continental traffic to access the Western Docks in 1861, and just south of the tunnel, on the current track to Folkestone, a station was built. Later an extension was also built onto Admiralty Pier. It was closed in 1927 by Southern as part of their rationalisation and modernisation of the Dover area.[3] Although the platforms have been demolished as in March 2017 the station buildings still survive as offices.
Dover Townedit
The SER's original station opened on 7 February 1844 as Dover,[1] and was situated on Shakespeare Beach just east of where the current line from Folkestone turns north towards Dover Priory. This was originally a terminus, but later the line continued onto Admiralty Pier. It was renamed Dover Town in December 1861, and was closed on 14 October 1914[1] as part of rationalisation and modernisation of the Dover area by SECR.[4] After closure for passengers the track/platforms were in use for freight/engineers use until the 1990s. After the track was removed the area was used for car parking and as of March 2017[update] some sections of platforms still survive.
Admiralty Pieredit
In 1860 SER started running trains on to the pier, the LCDR following in 1864. This exposed halt was extended and replaced by Dover Marine in 1909.[5] The SER station at Dover Admiralty Pier opened on 30 August 1864 and closed in August 1914.[1]
Dover Prince of Wales Pieredit
This station was opened in 1902 and closed in 1909.[1]
Dover Marine/Dover Western Docksedit
Dover Western Docks station in 1990The former Dover Western Docks station in 2007
Situated on Admiralty Pier for connection to ships, this was constructed on an expanded pier by SECR, finished in 1914, began to be used on 2 February 1915 but was not available for public use until 18 January 1919; in the meantime it had been renamed Dover Marine on 5 December 1918. It was a large terminus with four platforms covered by a full roof. Platforms were extended to take 12-car trains in February 1959.[6] It was renamed again to Dover Western Docks on 14 May 1979, and was closed by British Rail on 26 September 1994[1] with the demise of boat trains and the opening of the Channel Tunnel. It is now a cruise liner terminal.[7]
^. Dover - Lock and Key of the Kingdom. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
^Griffiths, Roger; Smith, Paul (1999). The directory of British engine sheds: 1. Oxford: OPC., p.61.
External linksedit
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list, railway, stations, dover, vterailways, doverlegendchatham, main, lineramsgate, branch, kent, coast, lineto, london, victoriaand, other, london, terminalscharlton, tunneldover, priorydover, harbour, tunneldover, harbour, 1861, 1927mileage, change, victori. vteRailways in DoverLegendChatham Main LineRamsgate Branch and Kent Coast Lineto London Victoriaand other London TerminalsCharlton TunnelDover PrioryDover Harbour TunnelDover Harbour 1861 1927Mileage Change 77 mi 76 ch Victoria 76 mi 50 ch Charing Cross Hawkesbury Street Junctionconnection to train ferryPier JunctionAdmiralty Pier 1860 1909Dover Marine Western Docks 1909 1994Dover Town 1844 1914Archcliffe JunctionSouth Eastern Main Lineto London Charing Crossand other London TerminalsDover Kent has had numerous railway stations due to the legacy of competition between the South Eastern Railway SER and London Chatham and Dover Railway LCDR and the subsequent rationalisation attempts by their successors the South Eastern and Chatham Railway SECR Southern Railway and British Rail Southern Region A 1945 Ordnance Survey map of Dover showing the location of Dover Priory and Dover MarineA 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Dover right pane Contents 1 Current station 2 Former stations 2 1 Dover Harbour 2 2 Dover Town 2 3 Admiralty Pier 2 4 Dover Prince of Wales Pier 2 5 Dover Marine Dover Western Docks 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCurrent station edit nbsp Dover Priory in 2007Opened on 22 July 1861 as Dover Town Priory by the LCDR 1 Dover Priory railway station became a through station on 1 November the same year upon completion of a tunnel through the Western Heights connecting it to LCDR s new Dover Harbour Station in the Western Docks area The renaming in July 1863 as Dover Priory 1 led rival SER to adopt the name Dover Town for one of its Dover stations 2 Dover Priory is the only station still open in Dover Former stations editBesides Dover Priory there have been five other stations in Dover all of which are now closed Dover Harbour edit nbsp Goods train from Eastern Docks running along Marine Parade in 1956The name Dover Harbour has been used for two separate stations The first was opened by the LCDR on 1 November 1861 this was closed in June 1863 when it was replaced by a new station named Dover Town and Harbour This was renamed Dover Harbour on 1 July 1899 and closed on 10 July 1927 1 The LCDR constructed a tunnel through the Western Heights to allow continental traffic to access the Western Docks in 1861 and just south of the tunnel on the current track to Folkestone a station was built Later an extension was also built onto Admiralty Pier It was closed in 1927 by Southern as part of their rationalisation and modernisation of the Dover area 3 Although the platforms have been demolished as in March 2017 the station buildings still survive as offices Dover Town edit The SER s original station opened on 7 February 1844 as Dover 1 and was situated on Shakespeare Beach just east of where the current line from Folkestone turns north towards Dover Priory This was originally a terminus but later the line continued onto Admiralty Pier It was renamed Dover Town in December 1861 and was closed on 14 October 1914 1 as part of rationalisation and modernisation of the Dover area by SECR 4 After closure for passengers the track platforms were in use for freight engineers use until the 1990s After the track was removed the area was used for car parking and as of March 2017 update some sections of platforms still survive Admiralty Pier edit In 1860 SER started running trains on to the pier the LCDR following in 1864 This exposed halt was extended and replaced by Dover Marine in 1909 5 The SER station at Dover Admiralty Pier opened on 30 August 1864 and closed in August 1914 1 Dover Prince of Wales Pier edit This station was opened in 1902 and closed in 1909 1 Dover Marine Dover Western Docks edit nbsp Dover Western Docks station in 1990 nbsp The former Dover Western Docks station in 2007Situated on Admiralty Pier for connection to ships this was constructed on an expanded pier by SECR finished in 1914 began to be used on 2 February 1915 but was not available for public use until 18 January 1919 in the meantime it had been renamed Dover Marine on 5 December 1918 It was a large terminus with four platforms covered by a full roof Platforms were extended to take 12 car trains in February 1959 6 It was renamed again to Dover Western Docks on 14 May 1979 and was closed by British Rail on 26 September 1994 1 with the demise of boat trains and the opening of the Channel Tunnel It is now a cruise liner terminal 7 Regie voor Maritiem Transport used to run ferries until 1994 from here to Oostende railway station which connected into Belgian railway line 50A run by NMBS There was a fast ferry service using the Jetfoil as well as conventional ferries The Southern Railway opened a large locomotive depot at the site in 1928 This was closed in 1961 and demolished 8 nbsp Dover Locomotive Depot 22 April 1951 See also editList of railway stations in KentReferences edit a b c d e f g h Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Ltd pp 81 82 ISBN 1 85260 508 1 R508 Dover Priory Station Dover Lock and Key of the Kingdom 2007 Archived from the original on 7 February 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2007 Dover Harbour Station Dover Lock and Key of the Kingdom 2007 Archived from the original on 7 February 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2007 Dover Town Station Dover Lock and Key of the Kingdom 2007 Archived from the original on 7 February 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2007 Admiralty Pier Dover Lock and Key of the Kingdom 2007 Archived from the original on 7 February 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2007 Railway Magazine March 1959 p 211 The Marine Station Dover Lock and Key of the Kingdom 2007 Archived from the original on 7 February 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2007 Griffiths Roger Smith Paul 1999 The directory of British engine sheds 1 Oxford OPC p 61 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Railway stations in Dover Kent Subterranea Britannica s page on Admiralty Pier Subterranea Britannica s page on Dover Harbour Subterranea Britannica s page on Dover Western Docks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of railway stations in Dover amp oldid 1117456578 Admiralty Pier, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
