Newport railway station (Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway)

Newport FYN
General information
LocationIsle of Wight
England
Coordinates50°42′12″N 1°17′39″W / 50.7032°N 1.2942°W / 50.7032; -1.2942
Grid referenceSZ499895
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingFreshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway1888-1923
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1913Opened
1 August 1923Closed
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

Newport FYN railway station was a railway station at Newport, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. For ten years it was the alternative terminus[1] of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway.[note 1]

History

The station opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and the Isle of Wight Central Railway,[2] and closed 10 years later on the creation of the Southern,[3] when Freshwater trains reverted to using Newport's main station. During its inauspicious existence passengers had a short inconvenient walk between the two rival termini.[4] Any trace of the station has long since gone.[5]

Stationmaster

William Oliver Bennett, the station master at Ningwood, was appointed in 1913 and stayed in post until 1924 when he transferred to Littleham.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Originally incorporated on 26 August 1880 and run out of the original Newport station from 10 September 1888

See also

References

  1. ^ Pomeroy, Colin A. (1993). Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford: Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0-947971-62-9.[page needed]
  2. ^ Bennett, Alan (1994). Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Cheltenham: Runpast. ISBN 1-870754-31-X.[page needed]
  3. ^ Hay, P. (1988). Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst: Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-56-8.[page needed]
  4. ^ Paye, P. (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.[page needed]
  5. ^ Gammell, C.J. (1997). Southern Branch Lines. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-537-X.[page needed]
  6. ^ "1873-1924 Salaried Staff". London and South Western Railway: 481. 1873. Retrieved 27 July 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway   Carisbrooke


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