Wroxall railway station
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Wroxall | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wroxall, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°36′57″N 1°13′20″W / 50.6159°N 1.2221°W | ||||
| Platforms | Two | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Isle of Wight Railway (1864 to 1923) | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 10 September 1866[1] | Opened | ||||
| 17 April 1966 | Closed | ||||
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Wroxall railway station was an intermediate station on the Isle of Wight Railway line from Ryde to Ventnor, situated between Shanklin and Ventnor, with an upland situation. To the north lay Apse Bank with its three miles of 1 in 70 gradient[dubious – discuss] and three bridges.[2] The gradient eased in the station but increased again to 1 in 88 as Ventnor Tunnel was approached.[3]
Reasonably busy with commuter traffic all the year round,[4] the station was originally built with a single siding. Goods traffic diminished rapidly with the advent of the motor bus.[5] The Station Hotel was situated on the Up Platform.[6] Next to this was a single-storey station building.[7] On the downside was a small shelter.[8] The station was lit by gas up until its closure. Apse bank was a favourite location for photographers, as it presented by far the hardest challenge to steam trains on the Ryde-Ventnor route.
The station closed in 1966, along with the line from Shanklin to Ventnor, and the station building was later demolished, with a new road (Station Road) built across the south end of the site. The adjacent Station Hotel still stands, having been converted into residential units, as does the road overbridge to the north of the former station site.