century. A waiting room was built in 1894, followed by a goods shed in 1896 and a station master's house the following year. In 1881, Appledore was upgraded to become a junction station to cater for a branch line to Lydd, with new signals installed. The branch line opened on 7 December, and was further extended to New Romney in 1884. The station platforms were widened in June 1887 to accommodate longer trains. A line was also proposed from Appledore to , but this was never built. The SER subsequently merged with the London, Chatham and Dover Railway to form the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. It became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The goods shed was closed in 1963. Appledore ceased to be a junction station for passengers when the branch line to Lydd and New Romney closed in 1967. However, it continued to be used for goods traffic to Dungeness. When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways. In 2001, the station building and goods shed were Grade II listed. The main building is in good condition and has been largely unaltered since its original 1851 construction. APTIS was once provided here until the booking office closed in the very early 1990s leaving no ticketing facilities. In 2016 Southern installed a new self-service ticket machine. The office buildings on the Ashford-bound platform are unused. Accidents and incidents On 14 March 1980, an empty stock train comprising five Hastings Unit vehicles derailed due to excessive speed through a set of points. The driver was killed. A motor coach was consequently withdrawn from service due to extensive damage. On 31 July 1989, 2H diesel-electric multiple unit 205 101 collided with a van on the level crossing. Services All services at Appledore are operated by Southern using DMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 1 tph to via 1 tph to Previously, westbound trains ran as an express service to although this was changed to a stopping service to Eastbourne in the May 2018 timetable change. References Citations Sources External links Appledore at Disused Stations - history about the station and lines Transport in the Borough of Ashford Railway stations in Kent DfT Category F2