Horringford railway station explained

Horringford
Status:Disused
Borough:Horringford, Isle of Wight
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Pregroup:Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (1868Inc);1875-1887)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)
Postgroup:Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956)
Years:1 February 1875
Events:Opened
Years1:6 February 1956
Events1:Closed

Horringford railway station was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Horringford village on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868.[1] [2]

History

An unofficial passenger service operated by the contractor ran from 28 May until 27 July 1872.[3] The station was officially opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later in 1956.[4] In its early years it was busy on market days when farmers took their cattle to Newport market, and in later years it carried the local sugar beet trade.[5] [6] The station survives as a private house.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993,
  2. "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Bennett,A Cheltenham, Runpast 1994
  3. Disused Stations website by N.Catford
  4. Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst, Middleton, 1988
  5. Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994
  6. Book: Paye, Peter . Isle of Wight Railways remembered . Oxford . OPC . 1984 . 0-86093-212-5 .
  7. "Southern Branch Lines", Gammell C.J, Oxford, OPC, 1997
  8. News: . Arreton. Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter . England . 27 July 1889 . 28 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  9. News: . Dodging the Railway Company. Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter . England . 6 January 1906 . 28 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .