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Ventnor railway station was the terminus of the Isle of Wight Railway line from Ryde. History. The station occupied a ledge 294 feet (90 m) above sea level which had ...
The station was opened on 1 June 1900 as the final addition to the railway network on the Isle of Wight. It opened as Ventnor Town but was renamed in 1923 by the Southern Railway . Built on the former stables of the Steephill Castle estate, the station was inconveniently situated for the town , being some distance west of the town centre and ...
Ventnor Town Station can refer to one of two historical Railway Stations in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Ventnor, opened September 1866, renamed 'Ventnor Town' 1923, name reverted to 'Ventnor' 1953, closed 1966. Ventnor West, opened June 1900 as Ventnor Town, renamed 'Ventnor West' 1923, closed 1952
The Isle of Wight Railway was a railway company on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; it operated 14 miles (23 kilometres) of railway line between Ryde and Ventnor. It opened the first section of line from Ryde to Sandown in 1864, later extending to Ventnor in 1866.
From the day of opening, the branch was operated by the Isle of Wight Central Railway. A temporary terminus was provided at St Lawrence until the extension was opened to Ventnor Town on 1 June 1900. [3] The terminus was renamed Ventnor West by the Southern Railway. East end of St Lawrence Tunnel in 1954
There were 2 stations at Ventnor: Ventnor, the terminus of the aforementioned Island Line from Ryde via Brading, Sandown and Shanklin. Ventnor Town (renamed Ventnor West by the Southern Railway in 1923) – a branch of the Newport-Sandown line from Merstone, via Godshill. The two lines terminated at different levels above the town.
From 2004 Ventnor and St Lawrence were served by the Ventnor Rail Link bus from Shanklin, [17] although this was withdrawn in 2010 after decisions by the Isle of Wight Council about the funding of Wightbus. [18] Newport railway station was completely demolished in 1971 [4] to make way for an upgrade of the A3054 road.
Ventnor railway station was the terminus of the Isle of Wight Railway (later the Island Line), and it brought many visitors to the town. Ventnor West railway station was the terminus of the Isle of Wight Central Railway from Cowes through Newport. Both stations suffered from being away from the town centre, requiring an onward road journey for ...