Blackwater (Isle of Wight) railway station
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Between the old railway line carrying NCN23 at Blackwater and the bridleway carrying the Stenbury Trail | |
| Location | |
| Place | Blackwater |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ507864 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping |
Isle of Wight and Newport Junction Railway (1868Inc);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 | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
| UK Railways portal | |
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.
Blackwater railway station, was an intermediate station in the very centre of the island[1] situated on the A3020 road[2] on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight and Newport Junction Railway in 1868,[3] opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later.[4] A rural station whose “heyday was before the advent of the motor car”,[5] during the inter-war years it was known for its large collection of enamel advertising boards.[6] The station survives as an enlarged private house[7] known as Brambles.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Merstone | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line |
Shide | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Hammond,R.J.W(Ed)" Ward Lock Guide to the Isle of Wight" London, Ward Lock, 1969 ISBN 0-7063-1082-9
- ↑ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ↑ 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 0-906520-56-8
- ↑ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ↑ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ↑ Gammell C. J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
External links
Site of Blackwater station, 1985
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Coordinates: 50°40′28″N 1°16′57″W / 50.67444°N 1.28250°W