- Merstone (Isle of Wight) railway station
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Merstone 
The track bed near Merstone Station, now a cycle path[1] Location Place 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)Post-grouping Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956)Platforms 2 History 1 February 1875] Opened 6 February 1956 Closed Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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 and Newport Junction Railway in 1868 [3], 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 itself was demolished after closure[7], although the platform is still existent. Merstone station is now an access point onto National Cycle Route 23
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Horringford British Railways
Southern Region
IoW CR : Sandown to Newport lineBlackwater Godshill British Railways
Southern Region
IoW CR : Ventnor West branchTerminus 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
See also
External links
Ex stations on the Isle of Wight Alverstone · Bembridge · Blackwater · Calbourne & Shalfleet · Carisbrooke · Cement Mills Halt · Cowes · Freshwater · Godshill · Horringford · Medina Wharf · Merstone · Mill Hill · Newchurch · Newport FYN · Newport IWCR · Newport Pan Lane · Ningwood · Shide · St Helens · St Lawrence · Ventnor · Ventnor West · Watchingwell · Whippingham · Whitwell · Wroxall · Yarmouth
Categories:- Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight
- Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1875
- Railway stations closed in 1895
- Railway stations opened in 1895
- Railway stations closed in 1956
- South East England railway station stubs
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