Merstone railway station

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Merstone
Merstone Station (geograph 2686441).jpg
Remains of Merstone Station [1]
General information
Location Merstone, Isle of Wight
England
Grid reference SZ526845
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingIsle of Wight (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)
Key dates
1 February 1875Opened
June 1897resited other side of the level crossing
6 February 1956Closed
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight RJD 135.jpg
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

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 (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868 [3]

Contents

History

It opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later. [4] In 1897 a new line opened [5] from Merstone to provide an alternative route to the south-east corner of the island, running initially to St Lawrence and in 1900 to Ventnor West station . Located in the heart of a farming community, Merstone was snowed under during the harsh winter of 1947. [6] The station building was demolished after closure, [7] although the platform is still existent. Merstone station is now an access point onto National Cycle Route 23

Stationmasters

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Horringford   British Railways
Southern Region

IoW CR  : Sandown to Newport line
  Blackwater
Godshill   British Railways
Southern Region

IoW CR  : Ventnor West branch
 Terminus

See also

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References

  1. A conservation group now maintains the site
  2. Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN   0-947971-62-9
  3. Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN   1-870754-31-X
  4. Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN   0-906520-56-8
  5. Paye, Peter (1992). The Ventnor West Branch. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN   1-874103-02-X.
  6. Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN   0-86093-513-2
  7. Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN   0-86093-537-X
  8. "Merston" . Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 25 September 1897. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Railway Guard's Funeral" . Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 5 September 1908. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "A Violent Reservist" . Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 6 August 1910. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.

Coordinates: 50°39′29″N1°15′23″W / 50.6580°N 1.2565°W / 50.6580; -1.2565