Blackwater railway station (Isle of Wight)
Blackwater | |
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![]() The old station house in 2018 | |
General information | |
Location | Blackwater, Isle of Wight England |
Coordinates | 50°40′29″N 1°17′05″W / 50.6746°N 1.2847°W |
Grid reference | SZ507864 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway |
Pre-grouping | Isle of Wight Central Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Key dates | |
1 February 1875 | Opened |
6 February 1956 | Closed |
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Blackwater railway station was a station at Blackwater, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England.
History
[edit]Located in the centre of the island on the A3020 road,[1] it was an intermediate station[2] on the line from Newport to Sandown, which was originally operated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (incorporated 1868).[3] The station opened in 1875 and closed, along with the line itself, in 1956.[4] A rural station whose "heyday was before the advent of the motor car",[5] during the inter-war years it was known for its large collection of enamel advertising boards.[6] The station survives as an enlarged private house[7] known as Brambles. The old railway track is now a cycle track, though this diverges slightly from the course of the old railway around the station building itself.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Merstone | British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line |
Shide |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pomeroy, C. A. (1993). Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford, Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0-947971-62-9.
- ^ Hammond, R. J. W. (Ed.) (1969). Ward Lock Guide to the Isle of Wight. Ward Lock. ISBN 0-7063-1082-9.
- ^ Bennett, A. (1994). Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Runpast. ISBN 187075431X.
- ^ Hay, P. (1988). Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst, Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-56-8.
- ^ Britton, A. (1994). Once Upon a Line(Vol 4). Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-513-2.
- ^ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways Remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ^ Gammell, C. J. (1997). Southern Branch Lines. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-537-X.
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