Merstone railway station
{{Short description|Former railway station in Isle of Wight, UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Merstone
| status = Disused
| image = Merstone Station (geograph 2686441).jpg
| caption = Remains of Merstone Station[http://iowgreengym.blogspot.com/2007/01/wed-10th-jan-2007-merstone-railway.html A conservation group now maintains the site]
| borough = Merstone, Isle of Wight
| country = England
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SZ526845|25|SZ526845}}
| platforms = 2
| pregroup = Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (1868Inc);1875-1887)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)/ Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway (1897-1913)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923)
| postgroup = Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956)
| years = 1 February 1875
| events = Opened
| years1 = June 1897
| events1 = resited other side of the level crossing
| years2 = 6 February 1956
| events2 = Closed
}}
File:The Isle of Wight RJD 135.jpg map of lines around The Isle of Wight.]]
Merstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Merstone villagePomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, {{ISBN|0-947971-62-9}} on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 {{ISBN|1-870754-31-X}}
History
It opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later.Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 {{ISBN|0-906520-56-8}} In 1897 a new line opened{{cite book |last=Paye |first=Peter |title=The Ventnor West Branch |location=Didcot |publisher=Wild Swan Publications |year=1992 |isbn=1-874103-02-X }} from Merstone to provide an alternative route to the south-east corner of the island, running initially to St Lawrence and in 1900 to Ventnor West station . Located in the heart of a farming community, Merstone was snowed under during the harsh winter of 1947.Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 {{ISBN|0-86093-513-2}} The station building was demolished after closure,Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 {{ISBN|0-86093-537-X}} although the platform is still existent. Merstone station is now an access point onto National Cycle Route 23
Stationmasters
- Martin Conlan ca. 1881
- H. Frank Williams until 1897 (formerly station master at Newport)
- Frederick Newland from 1897{{cite news |author= |title=Merston | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002100/18890110/068/0004 |newspaper=Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter |location=England |date=25 September 1897 |access-date=25 July 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}
- J. Cooper ca. 1908{{cite news |author= |title=Railway Guard’s Funeral | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001960/19080905/089/0006 |newspaper=Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter |location=England |date=5 September 1908 |access-date=25 July 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}
- Fred Rowlands ca. 1910{{cite news |author= |title=A Violent Reservist | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001960/19100806/053/0003 |newspaper=Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter |location=England |date=6 August 1910 |access-date=25 July 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}
- Fred Mew ca. 1915
- Mr. Wheway ca. 1935
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Rail line|previous=Horringford|next=Blackwater|route=British Railways
Southern Region
IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line|col=00008B}}
{{Rail line|previous=Godshill|next=|route=British Railways
Southern Region
IoW CR : Ventnor West branch|col=00008B}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/m/merstone/index.shtml Subterranea Britannica's page on Merstone]
{{Ex stations on the Isle of Wight}}
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Category:Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight
Category:Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956
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