Freshwater (Isle of Wight) railway station
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| The old Freshwater to Newport railway line (now part of CycleRoute NCN23 route) as it approaches the village. | |||
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| Location | 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) |
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| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
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| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| 10 September 1888 (freight);20 July 1889(passengers) | Opened | ||
| 21 September 1953 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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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], opened over a ten month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later [6] it was situated too far from the tourist honeypots of The Needles and Alum Bay to be consistently profitable [7]. There was additionally a run-round loop and a goods siding, often used for cattle docking [8]. After closure the station was built over[9] by a factory, but this in turn has been demolished and a supermarket occupies the site.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR :Freshwater to Newport line |
Yarmouth | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Freshwater TRAIN Station
- ^ 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 0947971629
- ^ Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0853616019
- ^ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
- ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
- ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
- ^ Paye P "Isle of Wight Railways remembered": Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
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