Blackwater railway station (Isle of Wight) explained

Blackwater
Status:Disused
Borough:Blackwater, Isle of Wight
Country:England
Coordinates:50.6746°N -1.2847°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway
Pregroup:Isle of Wight Central Railway
Years:1 February 1875
Events:Opened
Years1:6 February 1956
Events1:Closed

Blackwater railway station was a station at Blackwater, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England.

History

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Pomeroy, C. A.. Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford, Past & Present Publishing. 1993. 0-947971-62-9.
  2. Book: Hammond, R. J. W. (Ed.). Ward Lock Guide to the Isle of Wight. Ward Lock. 1969. 0-7063-1082-9.
  3. Book: Bennett, A.. Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Runpast. 1994. 187075431X.
  4. Book: Hay, P.. Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst, Middleton. 1988. 0-906520-56-8.
  5. Book: Britton, A.. Once Upon a Line(Vol 4). Oxford. OPC. 1994. 0-86093-513-2.
  6. Book: Paye, Peter . Isle of Wight Railways Remembered . Oxford . OPC . 1984 . 0-86093-212-5 .
  7. Book: Gammell, C. J.. Southern Branch Lines. Oxford. OPC. 1997. 0-86093-537-X.