Horringford railway station
Horringford railway station was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Horringford village on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868.[1][2] The station was opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later in 1956.[3] In its early years it was busy on market days when farmers took their cattle to Newport market, and in later years it carried the local sugar beet trade.[4][5] The station survives as a private house.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newchurch | British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line |
Merstone |
| Horringford | |
|---|---|
 The track bed near Horringford Station is now a cycle path. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Horringford |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Grid reference | SZ543853 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (1868Inc);1875-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923) |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 February 1875 | Opened |
| 6 February 1956 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.
References
- Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Bennett,A Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
- Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst, Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- "Southern Branch Lines", Gammell C.J, Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
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