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Coordinates: 50°40′41″N 1°08′20″W / 50.678°N 1.139°W / 50.678; -1.139
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Brading
Island Line Trains
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBDN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened23 August 1864
Passengers
2014/15Decrease 50,954
2015/16Decrease 43,846
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Brading station, 1985

Brading railway station is a

railway station serving Brading on the Isle of Wight. It is located on the Island Line from Ryde to Shanklin
.

History

The station was opened in 1864 by the

Ryde-Shanklin-Ventnor line. In 1882 it became a junction station, when the Brading-Bembridge
branch line as part of the Brading Haven reclamation scheme. The branch line closed to passengers in 1953 and completely in 1957.

Under Southern Railway ownership, the passing loop was extended southwards from Brading to Sandown in 1927, forming a second section of

double track on the Island Line.[1]

By the early 1980s Brading was one of the last stations on British Rail to retain

compact fluorescent
bulbs.

Brading signalbox closed on 28 October 1988. At this time, the passing loop at Brading station was removed, meaning that only one platform remained in use. This meant the end of 30-minute interval service on the line for over 25 years.[2] By 1998 the signal box and branch platforms were very overgrown and the buildings were threatened with demolition. Brading Town Council stepped in and with the help of grants and volunteers, from 2002, different parts of the station were gradually being reopened, on March 2010 the whole of the station and signal box was fully opened to the public for the first time in 40 years. The restored signal box and station buildings are now home to a heritage centre, cafe, museum and a Tourist Information Point.[3]

Facilities

In August 2007 Brading Town Council announced a plan to revamp the exterior of the station buildings and former signal box.

single track
.

In an online discussion, South West Trains' Managing Director Stewart Palmer stated that the company hoped Network Rail might reinstate the passing loop at Brading station by the middle of 2014, although the exact timescale depends on the line's resignalling.[5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sandown  
Island Line Trains
Island Line
   Smallbrook Junction
Disused railways
Terminus   British Rail
Southern Region
IoWR :Bembridge branch 		 
St Helens

Gallery

  • The exterior of Brading station.
    The exterior of Brading station.
  • Brading Station.
    Brading Station.
  • Platform 1.
    Platform 1.
  • Island Platform, formerly 2 and 3.
    Island Platform, formerly 2 and 3.
  • Footbridge.
    Footbridge.
  • Signal Box.
    Signal Box.
  • Looking Northbound towards Ryde.
    Looking Northbound towards Ryde.
  • Looking Southbound towards Sandown.
    Looking Southbound towards Sandown.

References

  1. ISBN 1-85414-276-3
    .
  2. ISBN 1-85414-276-3
    .
  3. ^ "Brading Station Visitor Centre". Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ The News, Portsmouth, 3 August 2007
  5. ^ "South West Trains: Performance". 17 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009. Question 112

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brading railway station.


Category:Railway stations on the Isle of Wight Category:Former Isle of Wight Railway stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1864 Category:Railway stations served by South West Trains

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