Carisbrooke railway station
| Carisbrooke (IOW) | |
|---|---|
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Carisbrooke Trading Estate at Gunville, built on the route of the old Newport to Freshwater railway line | |
| Location | |
| Place | Carisbrooke |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ486885 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
| Platforms | 1889-1927:two; 1927-53:one |
| History | |
| 20 July 1889 | Opened |
| 21 September 1953 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.
Carisbrooke Station[1] was an intermediate [2] station on the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, situated near the village of Carisbrooke [3] just outside Newport. It was a busy station for the nearby castle until the advent of the bus routes,[4] but little used thereafter.[5] Closed in 1953[6] its goods yard was by then derelict and overgrown[7] (its only recent use having been by prisoners during World War II [8]). The station has long been demolished and the site barely discernible within a school playing field.[9]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watchingwell[10] | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Newport or Separate FYN station (1913–1923) | ||
See also
References
- ↑ After 1927, Carisbrooke Halt
- ↑ Enthusiasts web-site
- ↑ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ↑ Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0-85361-601-9
- ↑ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X
- ↑ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ↑ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ↑ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ↑ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
- ↑ Calbourne before 1923
Coordinates: 50°41′37″N 1°18′43″W / 50.69361°N 1.31194°W
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