Place Yarmouth Grid reference SZ358895 | Area Isle of Wight | |
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Pre-grouping Freshwater, Yarmouth and 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) Platforms 2 (until 1923)
1 (1923-53) | ||
Yarmouth railway station, was an intermediate station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860, opened over a ten-month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later. Situated on the outskirts of the town ) it was one of the more economically viable stations on a generally unprofitable line. Until the 1920s there was a lengthy passing loop and second (staggered) platform. The station is now a Youth Club and still very recognisable as a FYNR station.
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Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA