Medina Wharf Halt railway station
| Medina Wharf | |
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| A spot near the site of Medina Wharf Halt [1] | |
| Location | |
| Place | Inlet, River Medina |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ 499943 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Cowes to Newport Railway (1862-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1896 | Opened |
| 21 February 1966 | 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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Medina Wharf Railway Station was a private halt between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight that provided a way for workers at the nearby wharf to get to work before the road was laid. No shelter for its few passengers was ever provided[2] and it never appeared on a public timetable [3]. The trackway is now part of NCN route 23 [4]. Additionally, a non passenger carrying coal train transported coal from the siding via the halt to Ryde[5]. After the Southern took over from the IoWCR the whole complex was extensively rebuilt. After the closure of the passenger stations in 1966 freight traffic continued for about a year until the track was lifted in the early 1970s [6].
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Cement Mills Halt | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Mill Hill | ||
[edit] References
- ^ On the old IoWCR track, now a Cycle Path
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford, Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ Enthusiasts web-site
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
- ^ Hay, P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst, Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
- ^ Hughie White, quoted in "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
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Coordinates: 50°44′44″N 1°17′34″W / 50.74556°N 1.29278°W
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