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Grove Ferry and Upstreet railway station

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| name = Grove Ferry and Upstreet
| original = South Eastern Railway
| locale = Canterbury
| borough = City of Canterbury
| platforms = 2
| years = 13 April 1846
| events = Opened as Grove Ferry
| years1 = 20 September 1954
| events1 = Renamed Grove Ferry and Upstreet
| years2 = 30 April 1960
| events2 = Station closed to freight
| years3 = 3 January 1966
| events3 = Station closed to passengers
| image_name = Grove Ferry Railway Station.jpg
| caption = Grove Ferry Railway Station 1907
| pregroup = South Eastern and Chatham Railway
| postgroup = Southern Railway
| gridref = TR235632
}}

Grove Ferry and Upstreet was a railway station in east Kent. It was opened by South Eastern Railway (SER), on the Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line between Sturry station and Minster station.

The buildings have been demolished and only a few traces remain of the platforms.

History

Opened on 13 April 1846, the rural station was built to serve the village of Upstreet and the ferry crossing of the Great Stour until the 1960s, when a bridge was built. The nearby "Grove Ferry Inn" owned the rights to the ferry and farmed lavender, creating a popular day trip destination up until the Second World War; this is now part of the Grove Ferry Picnic Area.

The public Level Crossing and goods sidings leading to the ferry were operated from a small signalbox. The signal box closed many years ago{{when|date=June 2017}}, and the level crossing is now operated by automated barriers. The broad steps leading to the footpath connecting the station to the village, although overgrown, can still be seen.

Goods traffic ceased on 30 April 1960, and the station was closed to passenger traffic on 3 January 1966 shortly before the introduction of a bus service over the new Grove Ferry Bridge, which would have undermined the low patronage.

Grove Ferry and Upstreet Station lives on in model form due to the efforts of the Ashford Model Railway Club, with the model occasionally being taken on tour.^[1]

{{Disused Rail Start}}{{Rail line|previous=Chislet Colliery Halt|next=Minster|route=British Rail
Southern Region
Ashford to Ramsgate
(via Canterbury West) line|col=00008B}}{{s-end}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ashfordmrc.co.uk/pages/layouts/grove_ferry_and_upstreet.html |title=Layouts - Grove Ferry & Upstreet |year=2009 |work=Ashford Model Railway Club |accessdate=30 December 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mOmxGNWG?url=http://www.ashfordmrc.co.uk/pages/layouts/grove_ferry_and_upstreet.html |archivedate=30 December 2009 |df=dmy-all }}

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