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Horton Kirby Boys Home railway station

Coordinates: 51°24′06″N 0°15′11″E / 51.40171°N 0.25298°E / 51.40171; 0.25298
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Horton Kirby Boys Home
General information
LocationEngland
Grid referenceTQ 56820 69378
Platforms1 (down platform only)
History
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
11 October 1870Opened
1930Closed
1939Demolished

Horton Kirby Boys Home also known as Home for Little Boys was a private railway station opened in 1870 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway to serve "Home for Little Boys", a cottage homes village in Horton Kirby, which was opened in 1867.[1] It was sited between Farningham Road and Longfield stations on the Chatham Main Line. It only had a 'down' platform (direction Longfield) and there was no 'up' platform. The station closed by 1930[2] and was demolished in 1939.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Farningham Road
Line and station open
  London, Chatham and Dover Railway
  Longfield
Line and station open

References

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  1. ^ "Home for Little Boys, Farningham, Kent". www.childrenshomes.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Horton Kirby Boys; Home Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. ^ Brown, Joe (2018). London Rail Atlas (5th ed.). OPC Railprint. p. 58. ISBN 0860936899. OCLC 1059320903.

51°24′06″N 0°15′11″E / 51.40171°N 0.25298°E / 51.40171; 0.25298