Newport railway station (IoWCR Isle of Wight)
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| Approaching Newport IOWCR railway station along the route of the defunct, now Cycle Route NCN23. | |||
| Location | |||
| Location | Newport | ||
| Area | Isle of Wight | ||
| Grid reference | SZ501895 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | “Cowes and Newport Railway (1862-1887)” , “Ryde and Newport railway 1875-1887)”Isle of Wight and Newport Junction Railway(1879-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) |
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| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) |
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| Platforms | 3 | ||
| History | |||
| 16 June 1862 | Opened | ||
| 21 February 1966 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Newport railway station, was a pivotal station within the unique island network[1] that began in 1862 when the “Cowes and Newport” railway opened for business. Situated in the centre of the town [2] it linked firstly to the “Ryde and Newport” in December 1875[3] and (belatedly) with the “Newport and Sandown” in 1879 [4]. A major employer on the Island,[5], it was noted for its busy and purposeful camaraderie[6]. Closed in 1966, the station is now built over[7] and the site occupied by an Arts Centre.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Sandown line |
Shide | ||
| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Cement Mills Halt | ||
| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Smallbrook Junction line |
Whippingham | ||
| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport[8] to Freshwater line |
Carisbrooke | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Paye,P " Isle of Wight Railways remembered" Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ Bennett,A"Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISABN 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
- ^ Britton (Ibid) Vol 1-Appendix 2 ISBN 086093277X
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines", Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
- ^ For ten years, from 1913 to 1923, there was a separate station for this route a short distance away[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Enthusiasts’ photos
- Subterranea Britannica web-site
- “Geograph”- nearest match to site:exact grid reference
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