▁south - to - west ▁curve ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁W ether by ▁to ▁enable ▁trains ▁from ▁Har rog ate ▁to ▁W ether by ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Cross ▁G ates – W ether by ▁line ▁without ▁revers al . ▁Following ▁this , ▁a ▁new ▁passenger ▁station ▁serving ▁W ether by ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁Cross ▁G ates – W ether by ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁W ether by ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Har rog ate – Ch urch ▁F ent on ▁line ▁became ▁goods - only . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁Thor p ▁Arch ▁circular ▁railway ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁serve ▁Thor p ▁Arch ▁Royal ▁Or dn ance ▁Factory , ▁which ▁produced ▁m un itions . ▁Tra ins ▁accessed ▁this ▁single - track ▁railway ▁from ▁the ▁Har rog ate – Ch urch ▁F ent on ▁line ▁near ▁Thor p ▁Arch ▁station . ▁The ▁R OF ▁at ▁Thor p ▁Arch ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁the ▁circular ▁railway ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁lifted ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁St utton ▁station ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁but ▁remained ▁open ▁for ▁goods ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁Dr ▁Be ech ing ' s ▁cas ual ties ) ▁and ▁closed ▁entirely ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Har rog ate ▁Brun sw ick