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Newport FYN railway station was a railway station at Newport,
Newport's stations on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Newport station
''Subterranea Britannica''
Site of Station
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1914 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1923 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1923 Newport, Isle of Wight 1913 establishments in England 1923 disestablishments in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub
Newport FYN railway station was a railway station at Newport, 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 ...
, off the south coast of England. For ten years it was the alternative terminus of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway
The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway was a railway line on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, connecting Freshwater and Yarmouth to Newport. It was intended to connect the thinly populated west of the island, and it opened in 1889. At N ...
.Originally incorporated on 26 August 1880 and run out of the original Newport station from 10 September 1888
History
The station opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and theIsle 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 ...
, and closed 10 years later on the creation of the Southern
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, when Freshwater trains reverted to using Newport's main station. During its inauspicious existence passengers had a short inconvenient walk between the two rival termini. Any trace of the station has long since gone.
Stationmaster
William Oliver Bennett, the station master at Ningwood, was appointed in 1913 and stayed in post until 1924 when he transferred to Littleham.Notes
See also
*List of closed railway stations in Britain
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References
External links
Newport's stations on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Newport station
''Subterranea Britannica''
Site of Station
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1914 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1923 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1923 Newport, Isle of Wight 1913 establishments in England 1923 disestablishments in England {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub