Place Merstone Grid reference SZ526845 Platforms in use 2 | Area Isle of Wight 1 February 1875 Opened | |
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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) Similar Horringford railway station, Godshill railway station, Shide railway station, Alverstone railway station, Whitwell Halt railway st | ||
Merstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Merstone village on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868, opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later. In 1897 a new line opened 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. The station building was demolished after closure, although the platform is still existent. Merstone station is now an access point onto National Cycle Route 23
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