St Helen's with its 232 feet (70.7 m) single platform was the only intermediate stop on the 2+3/4 mi branch line that connected Brading to the coast at Bembridge. Opened in 1882, when the area was the Island

Isle of Wight

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's main port, it ran with ever dwindling passengers until 1953. Pomeroy described the station thus:

An imposing structure with tall chimneys and elegant dormers, particularly pleasing to the eye.

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain
• St Helens on Subterranea Britannica

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