Merstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Merstone village[2] on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868[3] It opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later.
[4] In 1897 a new line opened[5] from Merstone to provide an alternative route to the south-east corner of the island, running initially to St Lawrence and in 1900 to Ventnor West station .
Located in the heart of a farming community, Merstone was snowed under during the harsh winter of 1947.
Merstone station is now an access point onto National Cycle Route 23
This article on a railway station in South East England is a stub.