Goudhurst railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Goudhurst
gridref = TQ709373


caption =
manager = South Eastern Railway
owner = Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
locale = Goudhurst
borough = Tunbridge Wells, Kent
platforms = 2
years = 1 October 1892
events = Station opened
years2 = 10 June 1961
events2 = Station closed

Goudhurst is a closed railway station on the closed Hawkhurst Branch. The station originally opened as "Hope Mill for Goudhurst & Lamberhurst" after the name of the parish, but was changed to Goudhurst following a the presentation of a petition to Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Railway Company in November 1892. The station was approximately one mile to the west of the village of Goudhurst which was some 250ft higher than the station, presenting a somewhat daunting task for a baggage-laden passenger.

The station achieved some degree of fame when it appeared in the 1950s children's television series "The Old Pull and Push".

The fine station building was demolished in the 1960s and replaced with a private dwelling called "Haltwhistle" which is situated on the area where the goods yard would have been. The property is surrounded by high conifer trees and a swimming pool has been put in between part of the former platforms. The old station lights line the drive to the house.

External links

* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/g/goudhurst/index.shtml Goudhurst railway station at Disused-Stations.org.uk]