Blackwater railway station (Isle of Wight)
Blackwater | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Isle of Wight |
| Coordinates | 50°40′29″N 1°17′05″W / 50.6746°N 1.2847°W |
| 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 |
Blackwater railway station was a station at Blackwater, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merstone | British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line |
Shide |
See also
References
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ^ Hammond,R.J.W(Ed)" Ward Lock Guide to the Isle of Wight" London, Ward Lock, 1969 ISBN 0-7063-1082-9
- ^ 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 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
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