Newport railway station (Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway)

Newport FYN
General information
Location	Isle of Wight England
Coordinates	50°42′12″N1°17′39″W / 50.7032°N 1.2942°W / 50.7032; -1.2942
Grid reference	SZ499895
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway1888-1923
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1913	Opened
1 August 1923	Closed
Location

A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

Newport FYN railway station was a railway station at Newport, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. For ten years it was the alternative terminus ^[1] of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway. ^{[note 1]}

History

The station opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and the Isle of Wight Central Railway, ^[2] and closed 10 years later on the creation of the Southern, ^[3] when Freshwater trains reverted to using Newport's main station. During its inauspicious existence passengers had a short inconvenient walk between the two rival termini. ^[4] Any trace of the station has long since gone. ^[5]

Stationmaster

William Oliver Bennett, the station master at Ningwood, was appointed in 1913 and stayed in post until 1924 when he transferred to Littleham. ^[6]

Notes

1. Originally incorporated on 26 August 1880 and run out of the original Newport station from 10 September 1888

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

1. Pomeroy, Colin A. (1993). Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford: Past & Present Publishing. ISBN   0-947971-62-9.^{[ page needed ]}
2. Bennett, Alan (1994). Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Cheltenham: Runpast. ISBN   1-870754-31-X.^{[ page needed ]}
3. Hay, P. (1988). Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst: Middleton. ISBN   0-906520-56-8.^{[ page needed ]}
4. Paye, P. (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN   0-86093-212-5.^{[ page needed ]}
5. Gammell, C.J. (1997). Southern Branch Lines. Oxford: OPC. ISBN   0-86093-537-X.^{[ page needed ]}
6. "1873-1924 Salaried Staff". London and South Western Railway: 481. 1873. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

• Newport's stations on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Pre 1914 Grouping Junction diagram
• Newport station Subterranea Britannica
• Carriages to be restored
• Site of Station

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway		Carisbrooke