Mill Hill (Isle of Wight) railway station
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| Mill Hill (Isle of Wight) railway station | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Southern suburbs of Cowes | ||
| Area | Isle of Wight | ||
| Grid reference | 497954_region:GB_scale:25000 SZ 497954 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | Cowes to Newport Railway (1862-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) |
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| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) |
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| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| 16 June 1862 | Opened | ||
| 21 February 1966 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Mill Hill Railway Station was first seen as the down train from Cowes emerged from the 208 yard tunnel along the curving platform[1], the sweep still visible in 2005 [2] on a small area of grass where the demolished station[3] once stood [4]. Unlike many Island railway stations Mill Hill was supremely busy at the beginning and end of each working day, depositing and picking up hundreds of workmen from the nearby shipyards [5] . Conversely, after passenger closure in 1966 a single employee spent an eerie six months on duty at the crossing just past the station with not one single chance to open it[6].
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Medina Wharf | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Cowes railway station | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now: Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ Enthusiasts web-site
- ^ Built in 1880 Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight Hay,P: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
- ^ Gammell C.J Southern Branch Lines:Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
- ^ Isle of Wight Railways remembered Paye P: Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ Hughie White, quoted in Once upon a line (Vol 4) Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
[edit] See also
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