Hythe railway station (RHDR)

Infobox UK station| name = Hythe | manager = RHDR | locale = Hythe | borough = Shepway | platforms = 3 |
| caption = Green Goddess departs from Hythe station on an evening service train, Easter 2003
years = 1927 ? | events = Opened |

Hythe station is the northern terminus of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway and although smaller than New Romney, it is an impressive facility with curved platforms and overall roof, loco release road, former engine shed now an independent engineering works, signalbox with 16 lever frame, and a turntable.

Of the three platforms, only numbers 2 and 3 are normally used for arrivals and departures, number 1 being used mainly for stock storage as it has no loco release facility. Prior to the 1970's resignalling it was used for occasional departures, although today this happens very rarely it is only for non-passenger trains.

As originally built the station had a fourth platform to the south with its own loco release road, and platform three had no release facility. It seems the original design (as with the Dymchurch bay platform) assumed trains would arrive and then shunt into a different departure platform to release the loco and turn. In the 1920's the layout was altered to make operation more efficient. Platform 4 disappeared in the resignalling, as platforms were extended and has now been incorporated into the car park.

Adjacent to the station the former station master's house is now a private residence.

The station is situated to the south of the town on the A259 road to Folkestone, and follows the same alignment as the Royal Military Canal.

The ancient Cinque Port offers good shopping facilities with restaurants, cafes, pubs, banks, supermarkets, antique shops, general shops, swimming baths, gardens, parks and a seafront. [http://www.rhdr.org.uk/rhdr/stations/hythe.htm RH&DR on-line]

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