Horringford railway station

Horringford railway station was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Horringford village on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868.Pomeroy, Colin A., "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford, Past & Present Publishing, 1993, "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Bennett, A Cheltenham, Runpast 1994

History An unofficial passenger service operated by the contractor ran from 28 May until 27 July 1872.Disused Stations website by N.Catford The station was officially opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later in 1956.Hay, P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst, Middleton, 1988 In its early years it was busy on market days when farmers took their cattle to Newport market, and in later years it carried the local sugar beet trade.Britton, A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 The station survives as a private house."Southern Branch Lines", Gammell C.J, Oxford, OPC, 1997

Stationmasters Frederick George Drudge ca. 1881–1889 (formerly station master at Haven Street, afterwards station master at Freshwater) Mr. Tutton from 1889 F. Drake ca. 1906 Frederick Dew ca. 1910 ca. 1915

See also

List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

External links Subterranea Britannica's page on Horringford