Shide railway station
Shide | |
|---|---|
 The old Sandown to Newport railway line (now CycleRoute NCN23 route ends by this bridge over the river Medina. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Isle of Wight |
| Owned by | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956) |
| Managed by | Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (1868Inc);1875-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 February 1875 | Opened |
| 6 February 1956 | Closed |
Shide railway station, was an intermediate station[1] at Shide on the southern fringes of Newport situated near Shide Chalk Pits [2] on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868,[3] opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later.[4] A sparsely used station whose main purpose was to transport raw materials needed for the Island’s cement industry,[5] it was doomed when production ceased during the Second World War.[6] The station was built over[7] and the site is now occupied by a warehouse.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater | British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line |
Newport | ||
| Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (become part of IWCR in 1887) |
Pan Lane |
See also
References
- ^ Except for seven months between February and August 1875 when it was the terminus of the fledgling railway company [1]
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ^ 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
- ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ^ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
External links
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