Medina Wharf Halt Railway Station
Medina Wharf Railway Station was a private halt between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight that provided a way for workers at the nearby wharf to get to work before the road was laid. No shelter for its few passengers was ever provided and it never appeared on a public timetable. Additionally a non-passenger-carrying coal train transported coal from the siding via the halt to Ryde. After the Southern Railway took over from the IWCR the whole complex was extensively rebuilt.
After the closure of the passenger station in 1966, freight traffic continued for about a year following which the track was lifted in the early 1970s. The trackway is now part of NCN route 23.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement Mills Halt | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Mill Hill |
References
- ^ On the old IoWCR track, now a Cycle Path
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford, Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ^ Enthusiasts web-site
- ^ Hay, P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst, Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ^ Hughie White, quoted in "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Britton,A: Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
See also
50°44′48″N 1°17′38″W / 50.7468°N 1.2940°W
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