Freshwater railway station
Freshwater | |
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The old Freshwater to Newport railway line (now part of CycleRoute NCN23 route) as it approaches the village. | |
Location | |
Place | Freshwater |
Area | Isle of Wight |
Grid reference | SZ343871 |
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 |
This article is about a defunct station on the Isle of Wight, not the similarly named [1] station on the Skyrail & Kuranda Scenic Railway in Cairns, Australia.
Freshwater railway station, was the westerly terminus [2] and largest station [3] of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, the platform being extended to accommodate the “Tourist Train”, a non-stop service from Ventnor.[4] Incorporated as the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Company in 1860,[5] and opened over a ten-month period between 1888 and 1889, it closed 65 years later,[6] having been situated too far from the tourist honeypots of The Needles and Alum Bay to be consistently profitable.[7] There was a run-round loop, and a goods siding often used for cattle loading.[8] After closure the station was built over by a factory,[9] but this in turn has been demolished and a supermarket now occupies the site.[2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Yarmouth |
See also
References
- ↑ Freshwater TRAIN Station
- 1 2 Subterranea Britannica's page on Freshwater station - Nick Catford
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ↑ 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
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Coordinates: 50°40′56″N 1°30′58″W / 50.6821°N 1.5161°W