Cowes railway station

Cowes railway station
The station in 1963
General information
LocationCowes, Isle of Wight
England
Grid referenceSZ496960
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingCowes and Newport Railway (1862-1887)
Isle of Wight Central Railway (1887 to 1923)
Post-groupingSouthern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Key dates
16 June 1862Opened
21 February 1966Closed
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.
Train from Ryde Pier Head in 1965
The site of the former station in 2018, now occupied by a Marks and Spencer store. The blue wall plaque near the centre of picture reads:
ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM RAILWAY
The site of
Cowes Railway Station
1862-1966
RECORDING THE ISLAND'S RAILWAY HISTORY

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".[1]

  1. ^ Larry Watson, quoted in Britton, A. (1994). Once Upon a Line. Vol. 4. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-513-2.