Teston Crossing Halt railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Teston Crossing Halt


manager = South Eastern Railway
locale = Teston
borough = Maidstone
platforms = 2
years = 1 September 1909
events = Opened
years1 = 2 November 1959
events1 = Closed

Teston Crossing Halt (TQ 707 534 Coord|51.254101|0.447172|display=inline|format=dms) was situated on what is now the Medway Valley Line, south of Maidstone, in Kent, and served Teston and West Farleigh. It opened on 1 September 1909 and closed on 2 November 1959. The location of the halt was to the south of the level crossing. There has recently (2006) been some talk of it being reopened. [http://www.urbed.com/cgi-bin/get_binary_doc_object.cgi?doc_id=230&fname=extra_pdf_7.pdf Urbed] ] Southern Railway Halts, p57.] The site of Teston Crossing Halt - between East Farleigh and Wateringbury, is about convert|200|yd|m from the mediaeval Teston Bridge taking foot and road passengers across the river, one of only four such bridges between Maidstone and Paddock Wood.

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