Newport railway station (Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway)

Newport FYN railway station was a railway station at Newport, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. For ten years it was the alternative terminus of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway.Originally incorporated on 26 August 1880 and run out of the original Newport station from 10 September 1888

History The station opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and the Isle of Wight Central Railway, and closed 10 years later on the creation of the Southern, when Freshwater trains reverted to using Newport's main station. During its inauspicious existence passengers had a short inconvenient walk between the two rival termini. Any trace of the station has long since gone.

Stationmaster William Oliver Bennett, the station master at Ningwood, was appointed in 1913 and stayed in post until 1924 when he transferred to Littleham.

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See also List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

External links Newport's stations on navigable 1946 O. S. map Pre 1914 Grouping Junction diagram Newport station Subterranea Britannica Carriages to be restored Site of Station