Ashey railway station
| Ashey | |
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present station built by BR in the 1950s with the original station on the right behind the bushes. | |
| Location | |
| Place | South west of Deacons Lane |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ577888 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Ryde and Newport Railway (1875–1887) |
| Pre-grouping | Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887–1923) |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway (1923–1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948–1966) |
| Operated by | Isle of Wight Steam Railway (since 1993 ) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 20 December 1875 | Opened |
| 1950s | resited |
| 21 February 1966 | Closed |
| 2 May 1993 | Reopened |
| Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
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Ashey railway station is a station serving the village of Ashey on the Isle of Wight in England. It was located on the line which ran from Ryde to Newport. It was resited during the BR era because of subsidence at the original site, it was also described in some timetables as Ashey for Nunwell.
History
The station was opened by the Ryde and Newport Railway, which then amalgamated with other island railways to form the Isle of Wight Central Railway. Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board, but was reopened by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, a heritage railway, in 1993.
Ashey Racecourse railway station
A branch ran from Ashey station to Ashey Quarry, and an additional station opened on this line by April 1884 to serve the adjacent race course. This station ceased operation around 1930.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Havenstreet | Isle of Wight Steam Railway | Smallbrook Junction | ||
Gallery
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Platform at Ashey
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View from train on way to Smallbrook
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A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight
External links
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashey railway station. |
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- G.M.Kichenside, (1967). Isle of Wight Album. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-0621-0.
Coordinates: 50°41′46″N 1°11′04″W / 50.69599°N 1.18442°W