Alverstone railway station

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Alverstone railway station was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Alverstone village [1] on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England.

History

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The station in the early 1900s
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A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

Served by the line from Newport to Sandown, the station was incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868[2] opened in 1875. Absorbed by the Isle of Wight Central Railway, it became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed 81 years after opening by the British Transport Commission.[3]

During a Second World War blackout a train ran through Alverstone and a railwayman had to escort the passengers back to there from Newchurch.[4]

The site today

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The track bed near Alverstone Station, which is now a cycle path.

The station house is now a private residence.[5] It is a prominent landmark on the walking route and cycle path that runs through Borthwood Copse and into Alverstone Mead.

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See also

References

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  1. ↑ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, Template:ISBN
  2. ↑ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 Template:ISBN
  3. ↑ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 Template:ISBN
  4. ↑ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 Template:ISBN
  5. ↑ Gammell,C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Gammell,C.J Oxford, OPC, 1997 Template:ISBN

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External links

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