Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) railway station
| Yarmouth (IOW) | |
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| The former station building, now passed by National Cycle Route 22.[1] | |
| Location | |
| Place | Yarmouth |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ358895 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth and 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 | 2 (until 1923) 1 (1923-53) |
| 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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This article is about a defunct station on the Isle of Wight, not the similarly named station in the English county of Norfolk
Yarmouth railway station, was an intermediate [2] station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860 [3], opened over a ten month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later [4]. Situated on the outskirts of the town [5] (but handily placed for transfer to the ferry to Lymington[6]) it was one of the more economically viable stations[7] on a generally unprofitable line. Until the 1920s there was a lengthy passing loop and second (staggered) platform [8]. The station is now a Youth Club [9] and still very recognisable as a FYNR station[10].
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Freshwater | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Ningwood | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Sustrans Route 22". Sustrans. http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1099056191265. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ Subterranea Britannica's page on Freshwater 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
- ^ Paye P "Isle of Wight Railways remembered": Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ Youth Club Details
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
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Coordinates: 50°42′12″N 1°29′35″W / 50.70333°N 1.49306°W
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