Millbrook (Jersey) railway station

Millbrook railway station
Millbrook railway station around the time of the First World War
Location	Millbrook Jersey, Channel Islands
Coordinates	49°11′47″N 2°08′16″W / 49.196493°N 2.137812°WCoordinates: 49°11′47″N 2°08′16″W / 49.196493°N 2.137812°W
Owned by	Jersey Railway
Line(s)	Western line to St Aubin & Corbière
Other information
Status	closed
History
Opened	25 October 1870
Closed	30 September 1936
Rebuilt	1912
Route map Legend St Helier Weighbridge(1870-1936) West Park(1872-1936) Bellozanne Halt(1923-1936) First Tower(1870-1936) Millbrook Halt(1923-1936) Millbrook(1870-1936, moved 1912) Bel Royal(1872-1936, moved 1920) Bel Royal Halt(1923-1936) Beaumont(1870-1936) La Haule(1876-1936) St Aubin(1870-1936) Greenville(1884-1899) Pont Marquet(c.1890-1936) Don Bridge(1884-1936) Blanches Banques(c.1890-1936) La Moye(1884-1936) La Moye Quarries(1884-1899) Corbière(1899-1936)
Location
Millbrook railway station Location within Jersey

Millbrook railway station was an intermediate stop on the Jersey Railway, a mixed passenger and freight railway line on Jersey in the Channel Islands.

Station history

Millbrook station opened in 1870 when the railway first began operations. The standard gauge line was relaid to narrow gauge in 1884. In 1912 the station site was slightly relocated owing to a road widening scheme,^[1] and the new facility was built with two platforms, each having buildings, and connected by a footbridge. The track plan included a passing loop and a short siding. The station remained operational throughout the life of the Jersey Railway, and was closed when the line ceased operations in 1936.

Current use

Millbrook railway station as preserved in contemporary use.

The platforms, footbridge, and the smaller station building (on the seaward platform) have all been demolished. However, the principal station building, located on the landward platform, has survived, and is currently in use as a cafeteria.^[2] Part of the platform has been restored, and extended using decking, and the cafeteria is themed around its former railway use. The main building contains a small display of railway photographs and memorabilia, whilst replica station nameboards have been fixed to the exterior of the building.

References

1. The scheme, and rebuilding details, are outlined at this site.
2. This site references both current and former uses.