Carisbrooke (IOW) | |
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Carisbrooke Trading Estate at Gunville, built on the route of the old Newport to Freshwater railway line
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Location | |
Place | Carisbrooke |
Area | Isle of Wight |
Grid reference | SZ486885 |
Operations | |
Original company | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Post-grouping |
Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
Platforms | 1889-1927:two; 1927-53:one |
History | |
20 July 1889 | Opened |
21 September 1953 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Carisbrooke Station was an intermediate station on the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, situated near the village of Carisbrooke just outside Newport. It was a busy station for the nearby castle until the advent of the bus routes, but little used thereafter. Closed in 1953 its goods yard was by then derelict and overgrown (its only recent use having been by prisoners during World War II ). The station has long been demolished and the site barely discernible within a school playing field.
Coordinates: 50°41′37″N 1°18′43″W / 50.69361°N 1.31194°W