Merstone railway station

Merstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Merstone village[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] In 1897 a new line opened[5] 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.[6] The station building was demolished after closure,[7] although the platform is still existent. Merstone station is now an access point onto National Cycle Route 23

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Horringford   British Railways
Southern Region
IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line		   Blackwater
Godshill   British Railways
Southern Region
IoW CR : Ventnor West branch		   Terminus

Merstone
Remains of Merstone Station[1]
LocationMerstone, Isle of Wight
England
Grid referenceSZ526845
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingIsle 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)
Post-groupingSouthern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956)
Key dates
1 February 1875Opened
6 February 1956Closed
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

See also

References
  1. A conservation group now maintains the site
  2. Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
  3. Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X
  4. Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
  5. Paye, Peter (1992). The Ventnor West Branch. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-02-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  6. Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
  7. Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X


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