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1464:Wingham Town
1434:Eastry South
1419:Poison Cross
1361:East Minster
1250:Uralite Halt
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1799:Other lines
1240:Denton halt
905:M E Quick,
594:St Lawrence
518:Broadstairs
182:1 June 1899
99: /
75:Coordinates
1970:Categories
1610:Dover Town
1525:Southfleet
1414:Roman Road
1376:Eastchurch
1202:Horsmonden
834:References
800:Canterbury
194:1926-07-02
171:1846-12-01
84:51°22′26″N
1896:Hothfield
1645:Lydd Town
1487:Westerham
1328:Biddenden
1217:Hawkhurst
1212:Cranbrook
1207:Goudhurst
1121:Tankerton
948:Kent Live
894:Gray 1990
879:Gray 1990
864:Gray 1990
852:Gray 1990
839:Citations
825:Incidents
162:Key dates
126:Platforms
87:1°23′02″E
1553:Sandgate
1449:Ash Town
1439:Knowlton
1386:Leysdown
1035:terminus
954:28 March
804:Ramsgate
674:Ramsgate
119:TR356693
59:Location
1492:Brasted
1179:Lyminge
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779:History
527:Ashford
192: (
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142:Disused
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63:Margate
1837:Tivoli
1735:merger
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1429:Eastry
1255:Cliffe
1169:Barham
1159:Bridge
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200:Closed
139:Status
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1596:Dover
1548:Hythe
1295:Grain
1174:Elham
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1708:Lade
1598:area
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