Ashey railway station

Ashey
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationSouth west of Deacons Lane, Isle of Wight
England
Coordinates50°41′46″N 1°11′04″W / 50.69599°N 1.18442°W / 50.69599; -1.18442
Grid referenceSZ577888
Operated byIsle of Wight Steam Railway (since 1993 )
Platforms1
History
Original companyRyde and Newport Railway (1875–1887)
Pre-groupingIsle of Wight Central Railway (1887–1923)
Post-groupingSouthern Railway (1923–1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948–1966)
Key dates
20 December 1875Opened
1950sresited
21 February 1966Closed
2 May 1993Reopened

Ashey railway station is a station serving the village of Ashey on the Isle of Wight in England. It was on the line which ran from Ryde to Newport. It has a passing loop when built but this was taken out of use when a loop was provided at Havenstreet instead. The substantial station buildings were abandoned in BR days due to subsidence of the main platform, with the line moved to the opposite platform.

History

Ashey station in 1993, on the day it reopened to serve the heritage steam railway. The station consists of a shelter shown here, built by BR in the 1950s, with the original substantial station buildings on the right behind the bushes on the other platform.

The station was opened by the Ryde and Newport Railway, which then amalgamated with other island railways to form the Isle of Wight Central Railway. Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board, but was reopened by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, a heritage railway, in 1993.

Ashey Racecourse railway station

A branch ran from Ashey station to Ashey Quarry, and an additional station opened on this line by April 1884 to serve the adjacent race course. This station ceased operation around 1930.

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Kichenside, G.M. (1967). Isle of Wight Album. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-0621-0.
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