Wroxall railway station

Wroxall railway station was an intermediate station on the Isle of Wight Railway line from Ryde, situated between Shanklin and Ventnor with an upland situation.

To the north lay Apse Bank with its three miles of 1 in 70 gradient 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] it was originally built with a single siding, goods traffic diminished rapidly with the advent of the motor bus.

Apse bank was a favourite location for photographers as it presented by far the hardest challenge to steam trains on the Ryde-Ventnor route.