Merstone railway station

Merstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Merstone village^[2] on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868^[3]

Merstone
Remains of Merstone Station[1]
General information
Location	Merstone, Isle of Wight England
Grid reference	SZ526845
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (1868Inc);1875-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)/ Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway (1897-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923)
Post-grouping	Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1956)
Key dates
1 February 1875	Opened
June 1897	resited other side of the level crossing
6 February 1956	Closed

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

History

It opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later.^[4] In 1897 a new line opened^[5] from Merstone to provide an alternative route to the south-east corner of the island, running initially to St Lawrence and in 1900 to Ventnor West station . Located in the heart of a farming community, Merstone was snowed under during the harsh winter of 1947.^[6] The station building was demolished after closure,^[7] although the platform is still existent. Merstone station is now an access point onto National Cycle Route 23

Stationmasters

• Martin Conlan ca. 1881
• H. Frank Williams until 1897 (formerly station master at Newport)
• Frederick Newland from 1897^[8]
• J. Cooper ca. 1908^[9]
• Fred Rowlands ca. 1910^[10]
• Fred Mew ca. 1915
• Mr. Wheway ca. 1935

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Horringford		British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line		Blackwater
Godshill		British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Ventnor West branch		Terminus

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain