Goudhurst

Goudhurst was a stop on the Hawkhurst branch line in Kent between Horsmonden and Cranbrook.

Information
Type: National Rail (Hawkhurst Branch Line)
Opened: 1892
Closed: 1961
Platforms: 2

The station was opened in 1892 by the Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Railway as Hope Mill for Goudhurst & Lamberhurst. However after a couple of months the station was renamed Goudhurst following local pressure. Goudhurst was the terminus of the line for nearly a year until the line was extended to Hawkhurst in 1893. Services were operated by the South Eastern Railway and later the Southern Railway.

The station was closed in 1961 along with the rest of the branch line. The station was demolished in the late 1960s and a new private dwelling built on the site.
Goudhurst station (KD collection)