Staple railway station was a station on the

East Kent Light Railway The East Kent Light Railway was part of the H. F. Stephens, Colonel Stephens group of cheaply built rural light railways in England. Holman Fred Stephens was engineer from its inception, subsequently becoming director and manager. The line ...

in southeast England, serving the village of Staple. It was located north of the village, on the west side of the road to Durlock, where it crosses over the Wingham River at Durlock Bridge. The station site is now occupied by a farm.

History

The station opened on 16 October 1916 and the last passenger train ran on 30 October 1948. There was a

windpump A windpump is a type of windmill which is used for pumping water. Windpumps were used to pump water since at least the 9th century in what is now Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The use of wind pumps became widespread across the Muslim world an ...

supplying the water tower, a passing loop and four sidings. During World War Two, a large munitions dump was set up at Staple and a large calibre rail mounted gun stabled there. The windpump was demolished in June 1950.Mitchell & Smith (1989)Ken Elks
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* {{coord , 51, 16, 19, N, 1, 15, 35, E, type:railwaystation_region:GB-KEN, display=title Disused railway stations in Kent Former East Kent Light Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1916 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1948