Tunnel Railway

Tags: Railway Line.

The Tunnel Railway (also known as the Ramsgate Cliff Railway the Ramsgate Tunnel Railway the Ramsgate Underground Railway and the World Scenic Railway) was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge underground railway in Ramsgate Kent England. Following the restructuring of railway lines in Ramsgate in 1926 the section of line between Broadstairs and Ramsgate Harbour including the tunnel was abandoned.

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closing date

1965-09-26

closing year

1965-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

elevation (μ)

25.2984

line length (μ)

1320.39

location

Ramsgate

number of stations

2

number of tracks

1

opening date

1936-07-31

opening year

1936-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

route end

Dumpton Park railway station

type

Narrow gauge railway

type of electrification

Trolley pole

latitude

51.334

longitude

1.418