Merstone (Isle of Wight) railway station

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Merstone
The track bed near Merstone Station, now a cycle path[1]
Location
Location Merstone
Area Isle of Wight
Grid reference SZ526845
Operations
Pre-grouping Isle of Wight and Newport Junction Railway (1868Inc);1875-1887)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)/ 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 1956)
Platforms 2
History
1 February 1875 Opened
6 February 1956 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Portal:Merstone (Isle of Wight) railway station
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Merstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Merstone village [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]. In 1897 a new line opened[5] to provide an alternative route to the south-east corner of the island, running initially to St Lawrence and by 1900 to a second Ventnor station situated in the west of the town. Located in the heart of a farming community it was snowed under during the harsh winter of 1947[6]. The station itself was demolished after closure[7].


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Horringford   British Rail
Southern Region
IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line		   Blackwater
Terminus   British Rail
Southern Region
IoW CR : Merstone to Ventnor West line		   Godshill

[edit] References

  1. ^ A conservation group now maintains the site[1]
  2. ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
  3. ^ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
  4. ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
  5. ^ Paye,P "The Ventnor West Branch" Didcot, Wild Swan Publications,1992 ISBN 1874103 021
  6. ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
  7. ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X

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