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Hythe station is the northern terminus of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway and although smaller than New Romney, it is an impressive facility with curved platforms and overall roof, loco release road, former engine shed now an independent engineering works, signalbox with 16 lever frame, and a turntable. Of the three platforms, only numbers 2 and 3 are normally used for arrivals and departures, number 1 being used mainly for stock storage as it has no loco release facility. Prior to the 1970s resignalling it was used for occasional departures, although today this happens very rarely and it is used largely for non-passenger trains. As originally built the station had a fourth platform to the south with its own loco release road, and platform three had no release facility. It seems the original design (as with the Dymchurch bay platform) assumed trains would arrive and then shunt into a different departure platform to release the loco and turn. In the 1920s the layout was altered to make operation more efficient. Platform 4 disappeared in the resignalling, as platforms were extended and has now been incorporated into the car park. Adjacent to the station the former station master's house is now a private residence. The station is situated to the south of the town on the A259 road to Folkestone, and follows the same alignment as the Royal Military Canal. The ancient Cinque Port offers good shopping facilities with restaurants, cafes, pubs, banks, supermarkets, antique shops, general shops, swimming baths, gardens, parks and a seafront.〔http://www.rhdr.org.uk/rhdr/stations/hythe.htm RH&DR on-line〕 File:Steam train 1 (Small).JPG|No. 7 ''Typhoon'' arriving at Hythe File:Steam train 2 (Small).JPG|No. 5 ''Hercules'' leaving Hythe File:Steam train 3(Small).JPG|No. 14 ''Capt. Howey'' under the roof Image:Hythe railway station2.png|Track layout == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hythe railway station (RHDR)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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