Medina Wharf Halt railway station explained

Medina Wharf
Status:Disused
Borough:Inlet, River Medina, Isle of Wight
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Pregroup:Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)
Postgroup:Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Years:1896
Events:Opened
Years1:21 February 1966
Events1:Closed

Medina Wharf Railway Station was a private halt between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight that provided a way for workers at the nearby wharf to get to work before the road was laid. No shelter for its few passengers was ever provided[1] and it never appeared on a public timetable.[2] Additionally a non-passenger-carrying coal train transported coal from the siding via the halt to Ryde.[3] After the Southern Railway took over from the IWCR the whole complex was extensively rebuilt.

After the closure of the passenger station in 1966, freight traffic continued for about a year following which the track was lifted in the early 1970s.[4] The trackway is now part of NCN route 23.[5]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford, Past & Present Publishing, 1993,
  2. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/m/medina_wharf_halt/index.shtml Enthusiasts web-site
  3. Hay, P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst, Middleton, 1988
  4. Hughie White, quoted in "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994
  5. Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997