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Whitwell Halt railway station

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History
Present
Location
Other stations on the branch
References
External links

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| name = Whitwell Halt
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| caption = The entrance to Whitwell Station in late 2008.
| gridref =
| original = Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway
| pregroup = Isle of Wight Central Railway
| postgroup = Southern Railway
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| locale = Whitwell
| borough = Isle of Wight
| platforms = 2
| years = 26 July 1897
| events = Opened as Whitwell^[1]
| years1 = 1 July 1941
| events1 = Renamed Whitwell Halt
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Whitwell Station, on the Ventnor West branch of the Isle of Wight Central Railway, was opened on 26 July 1897^[2] along with the other stations on the branch^[3] (with the exception of Ventnor West which opened in 1900). It was equipped with a passing loop, two platforms, a signal box and a substantial station building.

History

The station was opened on 26 July 1897, and was originally named Whitwell.^[2] At the time of opening the route was popular featuring a passing loop and two platforms, the only station on the line to have this.^[1] It was renamed Whitwell Halt on 1 July 1941.^[2]

Present

The station has been revamped by the present owners into a family home and self-catering holiday cottages. A lot of work has been done to the house, but a good deal of its original railway-station features remain, such as the waiting shelter on the old up platform, which has been restored.

Location

Unlike neighbouring Godshill, the station was closer to the community it was meant to serve. It also served the nearby villages of Niton and Chale.

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Other stations on the branch

The other stations on the Ventnor West branch were:

Merstone (where the branch joined the Newport-Sandown line)
Godshill
St Lawrence (the original terminus of the line from 1897 to 1900)
Ventnor West

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/w/whitwell/index.shtml|title=Disused Stations Site Record - Whitwell Station|publisher=www.subbrit.org.uk|accessdate=6 December 2008}}
2. ^¹²³⁴{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=249 |ref=harv }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.whitwellstation.co.uk/|title=Whitwell Station Homepage|publisher=www.whitwellstation.co.uk|accessdate=6 December 2008}}

External links

Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Whitwell Station

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4 : Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight|Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations|Railway stations opened in 1897|Railway stations closed in 1952

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