Medina Wharf Halt railway station

Medina Wharf
A spot near the site of Medina Wharf Halt [1]
Location
Place Inlet, River Medina
Area Isle of Wight
Grid reference SZ 499943
Operations
Pre-grouping Cowes to Newport Railway (1862-1887)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)
Post-grouping Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Platforms 1
History
1896 Opened
21 February 1966 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
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Medina Wharf Railway Station was a private halt between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight that provided a way for workers at the nearby wharf to get to work before the road was laid. No shelter for its few passengers was ever provided[2] and it never appeared on a public timetable [3]. The trackway is now part of NCN route 23 [4]. Additionally, a non passenger carrying coal train transported coal from the siding via the halt to Ryde[5]. After the Southern took over from the IoWCR the whole complex was extensively rebuilt. After the closure of the passenger stations in 1966 freight traffic continued for about a year until the track was lifted in the early 1970s [6].

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cement Mills Halt   British Rail
Southern Region
IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line		   Mill Hill

References

  1. ^ On the old IoWCR track, now a Cycle Path
  2. ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford, Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
  3. ^ Enthusiasts web-site
  4. ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
  5. ^ Hay, P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst, Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
  6. ^ Hughie White, quoted in "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132

See also

Ex stations on the Isle of Wight