Newchurch (Isle of Wight) railway station

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Newchurch
The track bed near Newchurch Station is now a cycle path.
Location
Location Newchurch
Area Isle of Wight
Grid reference SZ577856
Operations
Pre-grouping Isle of Wight and Newport Junction Railway (1868-inc; 1875-1887)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)
Post-grouping Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956)
Platforms 1
History
1 February 1875 Opened
6 February 1956 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  
Portal:Newchurch (Isle of Wight) railway station
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Newchurch railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Newchurch village [1] on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight and Newport Junction Railway in 1868 [2], opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later [3]. Despite its rural location a “respectable” [4] number of families alighted at the simple station, "little more than a wooden hut” [5]. The nearest location to the site is a bungalow, Newchurch Crossing [6].

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Alverstone   British Rail
Southern Region
IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line		   Horringford

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
  2. ^ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
  3. ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
  4. ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
  5. ^ Paye,P "Isle of Wight Railways remembered" : Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
  6. ^ Gammell C.J, "Southern Branch Lines", Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X

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