Merstone (Isle of Wight) railway station
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| 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) |
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| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956) |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 1 February 1875 | Opened | ||
| 6 February 1956 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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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 | ||
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| 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
- ^ A conservation group now maintains the site[1]
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
- ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
- ^ Paye,P "The Ventnor West Branch" Didcot, Wild Swan Publications,1992 ISBN 1874103 021
- ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
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