Cement Mills Halt

Cement Mills Halt
200px The Cement Works the Halt served
Location
Place	Inlet, River Medina
Area	Isle of Wight
Coordinates
Grid reference	SZ503917
Operations
Pre-grouping	Cowes and Newport Railway (1879-1887) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1862 to 1923)
Post-grouping	Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Platforms	1
History
Poss 1879; def 1905	Opened
21 February 1966	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

Cement Mills Halt was a railway station between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was a public railway station throughout its life, although principally used by workers at the cement works in Stag Lane. It was not included on public time tables but was available to ramblers visible enough on the primitive gas-lit platform to stop the train “on request”. The trackway is now part of a national cycle route.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Newport		British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line		Medina Wharf

West Medina Cement Works

Cement Mills Halt primarily served the West Medina Cement Works, which was owned and operated by Francis and Company Cement Manufacturers. Near the village of Northwood, was the extensive cement works of Messrs. Francis, Son, & Co., of Nine Elms, London, who employed about 100 people at the West Medina Cement Works in the manufacture of Portland and Medina cements. The Francis Co. had the contract to supply all the Portand cement for the construction of the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse.

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain