Harrietsham station from the footbridge
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Harrietsham station from the footbridge
Image: © Marathon Taken: 23 Apr 2013
The line from Otford to Maidstone East was opened on 1st June 1874 by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway. On 1st July 1884 this was extended from Maidstone East to Ashford with intermediate stations opening at Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham, Lenham and Charing on the same day. Harrietsham station is on the northern edge of the village with open countryside beyond the down platform (to the left here). A footpath leads away from the down platform across fields to meet the Pilgrims Way which is also followed by the North Downs Way. In the photograph, this footpath can be seen running parallel to the platform before turning left towards the North Downs.
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Image Location
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51.244522
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