The station has two platforms connected by a footbridge. On the 'up' platform there is a shelter and a station master's house. On the 'down' platform is a station building incorporating a booking office and staff room, a shop selling souvenirs and refreshments, and a women's toilet. The men's toilets are in the supporting pillars of the footbridge, although only that on the 'down' platform is in use.
The station is a tourist destination, largely for the sandy beaches nearby, the holiday arcades and an amusement park. It has three staff during the summer (one only, out of season). It is a block station for train control purposes.
Historyedit
Originally larger, the 1920s station had three platforms (two through platforms and a bay platform) with an overall roof, a signal box, a turntable, and a mainline crossover to allow shuttle trains from New Romney.[2] These never happened, and the turntable was removed in the 1930s. A second crossover was installed before the war and shuttles worked between Dymchurch and Hythe via Burmarsh Road. The signalbox was removed in the 1960s, and the remaining four switches bolted in the normal position, primitive colour-light signals being worked by domestic light switches from the booking office for normal block operations. They were not interlocked with the points, or each other. These signals were subsequently removed.
Dymchurch railway station looking towards Burmarsh Road
Dymchurch railway station looking towards St Marys Bay
Dymchurch railway station main station building looking towards Burmarsh Road
Dymchurch railway station
Dymchurch railway station looking towards the ticket office
Dymchurch railway station ticket office
A train pulled by the locomotiveSamson about to leave Dymchurch station
^Davies, W. J. K. (1988). The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 29. ISBN0-7153-9225-5.
^Davies, W. J. K. (1988). The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 195. ISBN0-7153-9225-5.
April 12, 2024
dymchurch, railway, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dymchurch railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message 51 01 31 N 0 59 27 E 51 0252 N 0 9909 E 51 0252 0 9909 Dymchurch railway station is on the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent England It is five miles eight km south of Hythe and surrounded by flat countryside DymchurchStation on heritage railwayDymchurch railway station looking from the footbridge towards St Marys BayGeneral informationLocationDymchurch Folkestone amp HytheEnglandGrid referenceTR098293Managed byRHDRPlatforms2Key dates16 July 1927Opened1940closed1946reopenedThe station opened on 16 July 1927 as Dymchurch Marshlands to distinguish it from a nearby station called Burmarsh for East Dymchurch and later as Dymchurch Bay 1 The station has two platforms connected by a footbridge On the up platform there is a shelter and a station master s house On the down platform is a station building incorporating a booking office and staff room a shop selling souvenirs and refreshments and a women s toilet The men s toilets are in the supporting pillars of the footbridge although only that on the down platform is in use The station is a tourist destination largely for the sandy beaches nearby the holiday arcades and an amusement park It has three staff during the summer one only out of season It is a block station for train control purposes History editOriginally larger the 1920s station had three platforms two through platforms and a bay platform with an overall roof a signal box a turntable and a mainline crossover to allow shuttle trains from New Romney 2 These never happened and the turntable was removed in the 1930s A second crossover was installed before the war and shuttles worked between Dymchurch and Hythe via Burmarsh Road The signalbox was removed in the 1960s and the remaining four switches bolted in the normal position primitive colour light signals being worked by domestic light switches from the booking office for normal block operations They were not interlocked with the points or each other These signals were subsequently removed nbsp Dymchurch railway station looking towards Burmarsh Road nbsp Dymchurch railway station looking towards St Marys Bay nbsp Dymchurch railway station main station building looking towards Burmarsh Road nbsp Dymchurch railway station nbsp Dymchurch railway station looking towards the ticket office nbsp Dymchurch railway station ticket office nbsp A train pulled by the locomotive Samson about to leave Dymchurch station nbsp Train for Hythe in 1962 nbsp John Southland approaches Dymchurch stationPreceding station nbsp Heritage railways Following stationBurmarsh Road RHDR St Mary s Bay Historical railways Burmarsh RoadLine open station closed RHDR Golden Sands HaltLine open station closedReferences edit Davies W J K 1988 The Romney Hythe amp Dymchurch Railway Newton Abbot David amp Charles p 29 ISBN 0 7153 9225 5 Davies W J K 1988 The Romney Hythe amp Dymchurch Railway Newton Abbot David amp Charles p 195 ISBN 0 7153 9225 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dymchurch railway station amp oldid 1203715113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
