Cowes railway station
| Cowes railway station | |
|---|---|
|
The station in 1963 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Cowes |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ496960 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping |
Cowes and Newport Railway (1862-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 16 June 1862 | Opened |
| 21 February 1966 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
| UK Railways portal | |
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.
Train from Ryde Pier Head in 1965
Cowes Railway Station took pride in being the “prettiest station on the Garden Isle”.[1] Opened in 1862, the very first on the island as part of the inaugural “Cowes and Newport” railway[2] it expanded to three platforms as the railway branched out towards Ryde in the years before the motor bus began to diminish trade.[3] In its time prosperous enough to have a WH Smiths bookstall, its latter years were considerably leaner as more and more people took their holidays abroad.[4] The station has long since been demolished[5] and today the area is a supermarket and municipal car park.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Terminus | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Larry Watson, quoted in Once upon a line (Vol 4) Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ↑ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ↑ Bennett,A Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X
- ↑ Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight Hay,P: Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ↑ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
- ↑ Pomeroy, C,A Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now: Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
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Coordinates: 50°45′44″N 1°17′56″W / 50.76222°N 1.29889°W
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