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 | |
| 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 | 1888-1927:two; 1927-53:one |
| History | |
| 10 September 1888 | Opened |
| 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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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 | ||
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| Watchingwell[10] | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Newport or Separate FYN station (1913–1923) |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ After 1927, Carisbrooke Halt
- ^ Enthusiasts web-site
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 "Isle of Wight Railways remembered": Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
- ^ Calbourne before 1923
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Coordinates: 50°41′37″N 1°18′43″W / 50.69361°N 1.31194°W
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