Mill Hill railway station is a disused station in Cowes on the

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History

It opened in 1871 and was first seen as the down train from the main

Cowes railway station Cowes railway station was a railway station in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. It took pride in being the "prettiest station on the Garden Isle". History Opened in 1862, the very first on the island, as part of th ...

emerged from the 208 yard tunnel along the curving platform, the sweep still visible in 2005 on a small area of grass where the demolished station once stood. Unlike many of the Island's railway stations, Mill Hill was busy at the beginning and end of each working day, depositing and picking up hundreds of workmen from shipyards. Conversely, after passenger closure in 1966 a single employee spent six months on duty at the crossing just past the station with not one chance to open it, although freight traffic continued to Medina Wharf for a few months after passenger trains were withdrawn.

Stationmasters

*William Henry Strawn ca. 1879 ca. 1880 (afterwards station master at Haven Street) *John William Gibbs ca. 1896 *F. Williams ca. 1910 *Percy Hawkins ca. 1920

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Pictures of Mill Hill
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in England 1862 establishments in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub

History

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