Horringford railway station
Appearance
Horringford | |
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Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) (1948 to 1956)Southern Region of British Railways | |
Key dates | |
1 February 1875 | Opened |
6 February 1956 | Closed |
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]
History
An unofficial passenger service operated by the contractor ran from 28 May until 27 July 1872.[3] The station was officially opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later in 1956.[4] 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.[5][6] The station survives as a private house.[7]
Stationmasters
- Frederick George Drudge ca. 1881 - 1889[8] (formerly station master at Haven Street, afterwards station master at Freshwater)
- Mr. Tutton from 1889
- F. Drake ca. 1906[9]
- Frederick Dew ca. 1910 ca. 1915
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Newchurch
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Newport line
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Merstone
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See also
References
- ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ISBN 187075431X
- ^ Disused Stations website by N.Catford
- ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ISBN 0-86093-537-X
- ^ "Arreton". Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 27 July 1889. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Dodging the Railway Company". Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 6 January 1906. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
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