Shepherdswell railway station (EKLR)

{{Short description|Heritage railway station in England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Shepherdswell

| type = Station on heritage railway

| image = British Rail Class 142 "142 017" now preserved at Shepherdswell, East Kent Railway.jpg

| caption = Now preserved Class 142 Pacer at the station in 2020

| borough = Shepherdswell, Dover (district)

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord |51|11|21|N|1|13|49|E|type:railwaystation_region:GB-KEN|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TR258482|25|TR258482}}

| platforms = 1

| original = East Kent Light Railway

| postgroup = {{ubl|East Kent Light Railway|Southern Region of British Railways}}

| years = 16 October 1914

| events = Opened

| years1 = 1 November 1948{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M. E.|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=386|oclc=931112387}}

| events1 = Closed

| years2 = 1993

| events2 = Reopened

}}

Shepherdswell railway station is a station on the East Kent Railway. The southern terminus of the East Kent Light Railway, It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. Shepherdswell was the location of the engine shed and works, and many sidings. It served the village of Shepherdswell or Sibertswold.

The station reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.Mitchell & Smith (1989) It is about {{Convert|300|m}} from the mainline station Shepherds Well.

{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{rail line|previous=|next=Eythorne|route=16 October 1916 to
31 December 1947
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{{rail line|previous=|next=Eythorne|route=1 January 1948 to
30 October 1948
BR Southern Region |col={{BR(S) colour}} }}

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{{rail line|previous=|next=Eythorne|route=East Kent Railway |col={{Heritage rail colour|line=East Kent Railway}} }}

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