Godshill railway station
| Godshill | |
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Site of the station in 2004 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Godshill |
| Area | Isle of Wight |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping |
Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway (1897-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923) |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to closure) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 20 July 1897 | Opened |
| 15 September 1952 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Godshill station opened on 20 July 1897 at Godshill on the Isle of Wight on the Newport, Godshill & St Lawrence Railway, later the Isle of Wight Central Railway. It opened as a single platform station with a small goods siding and this layout remained until closure. The station was reduced to the status of an unstaffed halt in 1927.
The station was not a financial success and never brought a large income to managers. There was some agricultural traffic, notably milk, and a few local passengers until the bus services became well established.
Location
The station was surrounded by fields but at the same time ½ mile from the centre of the village. This is still the case today. The platform still stands and the station buildings have been converted into private dwellings.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwell | British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Ventnor West branch |
Merstone | ||
Other stations on the branch
The other stations on the Ventnor West branch were:
- Merstone (where the branch joined the Newport-Sandown line)
- Whitwell
- St. Lawrence (the original terminus of the line from 1897 to 1900)
- Ventnor West
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Coordinates: 50°38′10″N 1°15′49″W / 50.6360°N 1.2637°W