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{{Short description|Disused railway station in Kent}}
{{For|other railway stations of the same name|Hythe railway station (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Hythe
| status              = Disused
| image               =
| borough             = [[Hythe, Kent|Hythe]], [[Folkestone and Hythe (District)|Folkestone and Hythe]]
| country             = England
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|TR167353|25|TR167353}}
| platforms           = 2 (one used after 1931)
| pregroup            = [[South Eastern Railway (UK)|South Eastern Railway]]
| postgroup           = [[Southern Railway (UK)]]
| years               = 9 October 1874<ref>Marshall, CDF (1931) A history of the Southern Railway, The Southern Railway Company p413</ref>
| events              = Station opens
| years1              = 3 May 1943
| events1             = station closes
| years2              = 1 October 1945
| events2             = station opens
| years3              = 3 December 1951<ref>Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p36</ref>
| events3             = Station closes
}}
'''Hythe railway station''' was a railway station serving the town of [[Hythe, Kent|Hythe]] in [[Kent]] and was positioned just after the railway crossed Blackhouse Hill. On the [[Sandgate Branch]] line the station had two platforms, and a brick built station building.
It was ceremonially opened on 9 October 1874, and opened fully the next day. Being inland of the town it served the station was never popular. Following the closure of the section to [[Sandgate railway station|Sandgate]] station in 1931 the line to Sandling Junction was reduced to single track. Hythe closed in 1943 during the Second World War but was reopened in 1945.<ref>Searle, MV (1983) Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways, New Cavendish Books p36</ref> Hythe station was closed along with the line in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hythe_kent/index.shtml|title = Disused Stations: Hythe Station (Kent)}}</ref>
The station area has been completely redeveloped for housing.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#616,134,1  Station on 1947 OS Map]
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{{Closed stations Kent}}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Kent]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1943]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1945]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951]]
[[Category:Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1951 disestablishments in England]]