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Rowan Halt Railway Station

Rowan Halt railway station, was a railway station in Hove, in East Sussex, England which opened in 1933 and closed on 1 January 1939; the layout and curvature of Rowan Avenue indicates where the branch ran.

Location

The station served the Aldrington Estate (then being built by T. J. Braybon & Sons Ltd), and "enabled residents working in Brighton or Hove to return home for their cooked meal at lunchtime".


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Aldrington   London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Brighton and Dyke Railway
(1887-1939)
  Golf Club Halt

References

  1. ^ H P White (1976). Forgotten Railways: South East England. ISBN 0-7153-7286-6.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 200. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ Harding, Peter A. The Dyke Branch Line. ISBN 0-9523458-5-4.
  4. ^ Clark, Paul (1976). The Railways of Devil's Dyke. Crown Press Keighley Ltd. ISBN 0-902844-35-0.
  5. ^ "Sussex Branch Lines - Two Branches and a Siding". Retrieved 9 September 2007.

50°50′24″N 0°11′41″W / 50.8399°N 0.1947°W / 50.8399; -0.1947