Ashey railway station explained

Ashey
Type:Station on heritage railway
Borough:South west of Deacons Lane, Isle of Wight
Country:England
Coordinates:50.696°N -1.1844°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Operator:Isle of Wight Steam Railway (since 1993)
Platforms:1
Original:Ryde and Newport Railway (1875–1887)
Pregroup:Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887–1923)
Postgroup:Southern Railway (1923–1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948–1966)
Years:20 December 1875
Events:Opened
Years1:1950s
Events1:resited
Years2:21 February 1966
Events2:Closed
Years3:2 May 1993
Events3:Reopened

Ashey railway station is a station serving the village of Ashey on the Isle of Wight in England. It was on the line which ran from Ryde to Newport. It was resited during the BR era because of subsidence at the original site, it was also described in some timetables as Ashey for Nunwell.

History

The station was opened by the Ryde and Newport Railway, which then amalgamated with other island railways to form the Isle of Wight Central Railway. Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board, but was reopened by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, a heritage railway, in 1993.

Ashey Racecourse railway station

A branch ran from Ashey station to Ashey Quarry, and an additional station opened on this line by April 1884 to serve the adjacent race course. This station ceased operation around 1930.

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