Merstone_railway_station

Merstone railway station

Merstone railway station

Former railway station in Isle of Wight, UK

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]

Quick Facts General information, Location ...
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

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

  • Martin Conlan ca. 1881
  • H. Frank Williams until 1897 (formerly station master at Newport)
  • Frederick Newland from 1897[8]
  • J. Cooper ca. 1908[9]
  • Fred Rowlands ca. 1910[10]
  • Fred Mew ca. 1915
  • Mr. Wheway ca. 1935
More information Preceding station, Disused railways ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    A conservation group now maintains the site
  2. [2]
    Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
  3. [3]
    Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X
  4. [4]
    Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
  5. [5]
    Paye, Peter (1992). The Ventnor West Branch. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-02-X.
  6. [6]
    Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
  7. [7]
    Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
  8. [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. [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. [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.

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