Chislet Colliery Halt railway station


Chislet Colliery Halt was a minor station on the Ashford to Ramsgate line. It opened in 1920 and closed in 1971.

History

Chislet Colliery started production in 1919. A halt was built in 1920 as local housing was inadequate for employees at the colliery. The halt was in the parish of Westbere. There were two platforms, each with a shelter, all built out of concrete. In 1961 a signal box was built, it opened on 27 May. Chislet Colliery closed on 25 July 1969, and the halt was renamed Chislet Halt in that year. The halt closed on 4 October 1971. The signal box was permanently switched out on 28 July 1984 and closed on 14 September 1986. As in March 2020 the platforms were still in situ.