Bembridge railway station

Bembridge was the terminus^[1] of the 2+3⁄4-mile (4+1⁄2 km) branch railway line that connected it to the main line at Brading on the Isle of Wight, England.^[2] On holiday Saturdays the sector table revolved continuously because the station area was too small to contain points.^[2]

Site of Bembridge station, 1985

A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

History

Opened in 1882, when the area contained the island's main port,^[3] it ran with ever-dwindling passengers until 1953.^[4] The station is long since demolished^[5] and a new development (Harbour Strand) in place.^[6]

Stationmasters

• William Weeks 1881–1891^[7]
• Harry Owen Bench c. 1899–1902
• Walter John Daish^[8] 1908–c. 1915 (formerly station master at Ryde St John's)
• Martin Stanley c. 1951

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
St Helen's		British Railways Southern Region Isle of Wight Railway (Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway Company) Brading to Bembridge line		Terminus

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain