Station Name: BRASTED HALT
| Date opened: |
7.7.1881 |
| Location: |
On the east side of Station Road. |
| Company on opening: |
South Eastern & Chatham |
| Date closed to passengers: |
31.10.1961 |
| Date closed completely: |
31.10.1961 |
| Company on closing: |
British Railways (Southern) |
| Present state: |
Demolished - site now lies under the M25
motorway |
| County: |
Kent |
| OS Grid Ref: |
TQ469559 |
| Date of visit: |
1961, September 1967, August 1968, April 1974 &
Spring 1977 |
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Notes: Intermediate station on the Westerham Valley branch line
from Dunton Green. The station was originally opened as Brasted
but was renamed Brasted Halt on 1.9.1955 when it became unstaffed.
In summer 1962 the Westerham Railway Association leased Westerham
station from British Railways with plans to reopen the line for
use by both commuters and enthusiasts. This was an early example
of a proposed preserved railway. The plan was eventually abandoned
and much of the branch line now lies under the M25 mororway. The
track remained in place until at least 1965 but had been lifted
by 1967. Brasted Station survived intact until the construction
of the M25 was underway in 1977. It stood on the edge of the motorway
and was eventually cleared away during the construction.
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Brasted
Halt
Photo by J L Smith
Brasted
Halt in spring 1977 during the construction of the M25 motorway
Photo by Nick
Catford
For more photographs of Brasted Halt click here
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