Calbourne & Shalfleet railway station
Calbourne (IOW) | |
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The crossing keeper’s cottage at Pound Lane , now a private residence. | |
Location | |
Place | Calbourne |
Area | Isle of Wight |
Grid reference | SZ423883 |
Operations | |
Pre-grouping |
Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway(1888-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923) |
Post-grouping |
Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
10 September 1888 | Opened (freight) |
20 July 1889 | Opened (passengers) |
21 September 1953 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
UK Railways portal |
Calbourne and Shalfleet railway station, was an intermediate [1] station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860,[2] opened over a ten-month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later.[3] Situated between the two villages [4] and serving a moderately populous rural area [5] it was a “reasonably” successful station[6] on an ultimately unprofitable line. Originally the station had a cottage style front but after absorption by the Southern a corrugated building from the acrimonious-split era[7] was relocated to the site.[8] The station itself, situated on the down side, has long been demolished and replaced with a modern bungalow;[9] but the level-crossing keeper’s cottage, a short distance away at Pounds Lane, is still visitable.[10]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ningwood | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Watchingwell |
See also
References
- ↑ Subterranea Britannica's page on Calbourne & Shalfleet station - Nick Catford
- ↑ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X
- ↑ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ↑ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ↑ Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0-85361-601-9
- ↑ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ↑ 1913-1923
- ↑ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ↑ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
- ↑ Visit by "Geograph" seeker
Coordinates: 50°41′32″N 1°24′04″W / 50.69222°N 1.40111°W