Calbourne & Shalfleet railway station
| Calbourne (IOW) | |
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| The crossing keeper’s cottage at Pound Lane , now a private residence. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Calbourne |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ423883 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway(1888-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923) |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 10 September 1888 | Opened (freight) |
| 20 July 1889 | Opened (passengers) |
| 21 September 1953 | 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 |
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Calbourne and Shalfleet railway station, was an intermediate [1] station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860,[2] opened over a ten month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later.[3] Situated between the two villages [4] and serving a moderately populous rural area [5] it was a “reasonably” successful station[6] on an ultimately unprofitable line. Originally the station had a cottage style front but after absorption by the Southern a corrugated building from the acrimonious-split era[7] was relocated to the site.[8] The station itself, situated on the down side, has long been demolished and replaced with a modern bungalow;[9] but the level-crossing keeper’s cottage, a short distance away at Pounds Lane, is still visitable.[10]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Ningwood | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Watchingwell | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Subterranea Britannica's page on Calbourne & Shalfleet station - Nick Catford
- ^ 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
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0853616019
- ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
- ^ 1913-1923
- ^ Paye P "Isle of Wight Railways remembered": Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
- ^ Visit by "Geograph" seeker
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Coordinates: 50°41′32″N 1°24′04″W / 50.69222°N 1.40111°W
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