Medina Wharf Halt railway station
Medina Wharf | |||||
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 A spot near the site of Medina Wharf Halt [1] | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Inlet, River Medina, Isle of Wight England | ||||
| Grid reference | SZ 499943 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1896 | Opened | ||||
| 21 February 1966 | Closed | ||||
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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[2] and it never appeared on a public timetable.[3] Additionally a non-passenger-carrying coal train transported coal from the siding via the halt to Ryde.[4] 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.[5] The trackway is now part of NCN route 23.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement Mills Halt | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Mill Hill |
References
- ^ On the old IoWCR track, now a Cycle Path
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford, Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ^ Enthusiasts web-site
- ^ Hay, P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst, Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ^ Hughie White, quoted in "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
See also
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