Calbourne & Shalfleet railway station

Calbourne and Shalfleet railway station, was an intermediate ^[1] station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860,^[2] opened over a ten-month period between 1888 and 1889 and closed 65 years later.^[3] Situated between the two villages ^[4] and serving a moderately populous rural area ^[5] it was a "reasonably" successful station^[6] on an ultimately unprofitable line. Originally the station had a cottage style front but after absorption by the Southern a corrugated building from the acrimonious-split era^[7] was relocated to the site.^[8] The station itself, situated on the down side, has long been demolished and replaced with a modern bungalow;^[9] but the level-crossing keeper's cottage, a short distance away at Pounds Lane, is still visitable.^[10]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ningwood		British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway		Watchingwell

Calbourne (IOW)
The crossing keeper’s cottage at Pound Lane , now a private residence.
General information
Location	Calbourne, Isle of Wight England
Grid reference	SZ423883
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway(1888-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923)
Post-grouping	Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953)
Key dates
10 September 1888	Opened (freight)
20 July 1889	Opened (passengers)
21 September 1953	Closed
Location

A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain