Ningwood railway station, was an intermediate [1] station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860.[2]
Ningwood (IOW) | |
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The old station at Ningwood, now a private residence. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ningwood, Isle of Wight England |
| Grid reference | SZ401883 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
| Post-grouping |
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| Key dates | |
| 10 September 1888 | Opened (freight) |
| 20 July 1889 | Opened (passengers) |
| 21 September 1953 | Closed |

It opened over a ten-month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later.[3] A typical rural station [4] that rapidly lost passengers once buses reached West Wight,[5] it was one of the less economically viable stations[6] on this unprofitable line. Despite the addition of a 400-foot (120 m) long passing loop and water tank in 1927,[7] the station was in latter years a somewhat lonely outpost. The station house, situated on the "down" side, is now a private residence [8] and the modest passenger shelter on the "up" side their garden shed.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Yarmouth | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Calbourne & Shalfleet |
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight | |
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| Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
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| Isle of Wight Railway | |
| Isle of Wight Central Railway |
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