Freshwater (Isle of Wight) railway station

Freshwater
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
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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
Terminus   British Rail
Southern Region
Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway		   Yarmouth

References

  1. ^ Freshwater TRAIN Station
  2. ^ Subterranea Britannica's page on Freshwater station - Nick Catford
  3. ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
  4. ^ Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0853616019
  5. ^ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
  6. ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
  7. ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
  8. ^ Paye P "Isle of Wight Railways remembered": Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
  9. ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X

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Ex stations on the Isle of Wight