Calbourne (IOW) | |
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![]() The crossing keeper’s cottage at Pound Lane , now a private residence. | |
General information | |
Location |
Calbourne,
Isle of Wight England |
Grid reference | SZ423883 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway(1888-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923) |
Post-grouping |
Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
Key dates | |
10 September 1888 | Opened (freight) |
20 July 1889 | Opened (passengers) |
21 September 1953 | Closed |
Calbourne and Shalfleet railway station, was an intermediate [1] station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860, [2] opened over a ten-month period between 1888 and 1889 and closed 65 years later. [3] Situated between the two villages [4] and serving a moderately populous rural area [5] it was a "reasonably" successful station [6] on an ultimately unprofitable line. Originally the station had a cottage style front but after absorption by the Southern a corrugated building from the acrimonious-split era [7] was relocated to the site. [8] The station itself, situated on the down side, has long been demolished and replaced with a modern bungalow; [9] but the level-crossing keeper's cottage, a short distance away at Pounds Lane, is still visitable. [10]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ningwood |
British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Watchingwell |
50°41′32″N 1°24′04″W / 50.69222°N 1.40111°W