Richboro Port railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Richboro Port


manager = East Kent Light Railway
locale = Richborough
borough = Dover (district)
platforms = 1
years = November 1925
events = Scheduled opening

Richboro Port railway station (TR 334 603 Coord|51.293964|1.346354|display=inline|format=dms) was a station that the East Kent Light Railway intended to open for passenger traffic in November 1925. However, the poor condition of the bridge over the Southern Railway and River Stour meant that permission to run trains was not forthcoming from His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate.East Kent Light Railway] The station was named "Richboro Port", dropping the "ugh" off the end of "Richborough", as witnessed by the nameboard on the stationPhoto #93, in East Kent Light Railway] and contemporary maps.1938 2" to 1 mile Ordnance Survey map]

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