| Freshwater | |
| Status: | Disused |
| Borough: | Freshwater, Isle of Wight |
| Country: | England |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Platforms: | 1 |
| Pregroup: | Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway(1888-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923) |
| Postgroup: | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
| Years: | 10 September 1888 |
| Events: | Opened (freight) |
| Years1: | 20 July 1889 |
| Events1: | Opened (passengers) |
| Years2: | 21 September 1953 |
| Events2: | Closed |
Freshwater railway station was the westerly terminus[1] and largest station[2] of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, the platform being extended to accommodate the "Tourist Train", a non-stop service from Ventnor.[3]
Incorporated as the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Company in 1860,[4] and opened over a ten-month period between 1888 and 1889, it closed 65 years later,[5] having been situated too far from the tourist honeypots of The Needles and Alum Bay to be consistently profitable.[6] There was a run-round loop, and a goods siding often used for cattle loading.[7] After closure the station was built over by a factory,[8] but this in turn has been demolished and a supermarket now occupies the site.[1]