Havenstreet railway station
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| Havenstreet | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | East of Guildford Farm | ||
| Local authority | Isle of Wight | ||
| Grid reference | SZ555898 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Ryde and Newport Railway (1875 to 1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) Isle of Wight Steam Railway (since 1971 ) |
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| Platforms in use | One | ||
| History | |||
| 1875 | Opened (Haven Street) | ||
| 1958 | Renamed (Havenstreet) | ||
| February 21, 1966 | Closed | ||
| 1971 | Reopened | ||
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Havenstreet railway station opened in 1875 [1] and was an intermediate stop on (successively) the Ryde and Newport Railway, Isle of Wight Central Railway, Southern Railways [2] and British Rail-being renamed Havenstreet in 1958 [3]. It closed on February 21, 1966[4] but re-opened as the headquarters of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 1971.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Wootton | Isle of Wight Steam Railway | Ashey | ||
[edit] Gallery
 Approaching line from Guildford Farm |
 Line near Havenstreet |
[edit] References
- ^ "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now", Pomeroy, C,A: Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ Southern E-group web-site
- ^ Subterranea Britanica
- ^ "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight", Hay,P : Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
[edit] External links
- Isle of Wight Steam Railway photographs, WightCAM - photographically illustrated walks on the Isle of Wight.
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