Whitehall Road alongside the railway line
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Whitehall Road alongside the railway line
Image: © Marathon Taken: 14 Dec 2013
Whitehall Road is followed here by the Stour Valley Walk. The railway line on the right is between Chartham and Canterbury West which here follows Whitehall Road until a level crossing is reached just ahead. The South Eastern Railway began its services from Ashford to what is now Canterbury West on 6th February 1846 and the line was extended to Ramsgate two months later. Until 1947 the Elham Valley Line came in on the left to meet the Canterbury West line. The Elham Valley Line opened in 1887 and closed to passengers in 1940, closing completely in 1947. All the information about the Elham Valley Railway is given here http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/e/elham/index.shtml
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51.275238
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1.061191