Mill Hill railway station (Isle of Wight)

Mill Hill railway station is a disused station in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

History It opened in 1871Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 316 and was first seen as the down train from the main Cowes railway station emerged from the 208 yard tunnel along the curving platform, the sweep still visible in 2005 on a small area of grass where the demolished stationBuilt in 1880 once stood. Unlike many of the Island's railway stations, Mill Hill was busy at the beginning and end of each working day, depositing and picking up hundreds of workmen from shipyards.

Conversely, after passenger closure in 1966 a single employee spent six months on duty at the crossing just past the station with not one chance to open it,Hughie White, quoted in although freight traffic continued to Medina Wharf for a few months after passenger trains were withdrawn.

Stationmasters William Henry Strawn ca. 1879 ca. 1880 (afterwards station master at Haven Street) John William Gibbs ca. 1896 F. Williams ca. 1910 Percy Hawkins ca. 1920

See also List of closed railway stations in Britain

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External links Pictures of Mill Hill