Ashey railway station is a station serving the village of

Ashey Ashey is a hamlet on the outskirts of Ryde on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The appropriate civil parish is called Havenstreet and Ashey Ashey is the site every year of an amateur horse race known as the "Isle of Wight Grand National and ...

on the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

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. It was on the line which ran from

Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 23,999 according to the 2011 Census and an estimate of 24,847 in 2019. Its growth as a seaside resort came af ...

to Newport. It was resited during the BR era because of subsidence at the original site, it was also described in some timetables as Ashey for Nunwell.

History

The station was opened by the

Ryde and Newport Railway The Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR) was a railway company on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1887 by the merging of three earlier railways, the Cowes and Newport Railway (opened 1862), the Ryde and Newport Railway (opened ...

, which then amalgamated with other island railways to form the

Isle of Wight Central Railway The Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR) was a railway company on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1887 by the merging of three earlier railways, the Cowes and Newport Railway (opened 1862), the Ryde and Newport Railway (opened ...

. Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the

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of 1923, the station passed to the

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in 1948. It was then closed by the

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, but was reopened by the

Isle of Wight Steam Railway The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through of countryside from to station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depo ...

, a

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, in 1993.

Ashey Racecourse railway station

A branch ran from Ashey station to Ashey Quarry, and an additional station opened on this line by April 1884 to serve the adjacent

race course A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also use ...

. This station ceased operation around 1930.

Gallery

File:Ashey railway station (platform).jpg, Platform at Ashey Image:Ashey Railway Station.jpg, View from train on way to Smallbrook Image:The Isle of Wight RJD 135.jpg, A 1914

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map of lines around The Isle of Wight

References

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External links

Ashey Station at Sub Brit

Heritage railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1993 Beeching closures in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub