Godshill railway station

Godshill

Site of the station in 2004
Location
Place Godshill
Area Isle of Wight
Operations
Pre-grouping Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway (1897-1913)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923)
Post-grouping Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to closure)
Platforms 1
History
20 July 1897 Opened
15 September 1952 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
UK Railways portal
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

Godshill station opened on 20 July 1897 at Godshill on the Isle of Wight on the Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway, later the Isle of Wight Central Railway. It opened as a single platform station with a small goods siding and this layout remained until closure. The station was reduced to the status of an unstaffed halt in 1927.

The station was not a financial success and never brought a large income to managers. There was some agricultural traffic, notably milk, and a few local passengers until the bus services became well established.

Location

The station was surrounded by fields but at the same time ½ mile from the centre of the village. This is still the case today. The platform still stands and the station buildings have been converted into private dwellings.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Whitwell   British Railways
Southern Region

IoW CR : Ventnor West branch
  Merstone

Other stations on the branch

Main article: Ventnor West branch

The other stations on the Ventnor West branch were:

External links

Coordinates: 50°38′10″N 1°15′49″W / 50.6360°N 1.2637°W