Newport FYN | |
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General information | |
Location |
Isle of Wight England |
Coordinates | 50°42′12″N 1°17′39″W / 50.7032°N 1.2942°W |
Grid reference | SZ499895 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway1888-1923 |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1913 | Opened |
1 August 1923 | Closed |
Newport FYN railway station was a railway station at Newport, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. For ten years it was the alternative terminus [1] of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway. [note 1]
The station opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and the Isle of Wight Central Railway, [2] and closed 10 years later on the creation of the Southern, [3] when Freshwater trains reverted to using Newport's main station. During its inauspicious existence passengers had a short inconvenient walk between the two rival termini. [4] Any trace of the station has long since gone. [5]
William Oliver Bennett, the station master at Ningwood, was appointed in 1913 and stayed in post until 1924 when he transferred to Littleham. [6]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway | Carisbrooke |