Medina Wharf Halt railway station
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| Medina Wharf | |||
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| A spot near the site of Medina Wharf Halt [1] | |||
| Location | |||
| Location | Inlet, River Medina | ||
| Area | Isle of Wight | ||
| Grid reference | 499943_region:GB_scale:25000 SZ 499943 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 1896 | 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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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 a short time until the track was lifted [6].
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Cement Mills Halt | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Mill Hill | ||
[edit] References
- ^ On the old IoWCR track, now a Cycle Path
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ Enthusiasts web-site
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
- ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
- ^ Hughie White, quoted in "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
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