Shanklin railway station is a

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serving

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on the

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. It is the present terminus of the Island Line from

Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census. Its growth as a seaside resort came after the villages of Upper Ryde and ...

, although the line used to continue to Wroxall and

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. The station now has one platform with a ticket office and a small shop, the second platform is now in use as a flower bed. The former subway has been filled in. Passengers can change onto Southern Vectis buses to

and

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History

The station opened on 23 August 1864. The station buildings were extended in 1881.

Stationmasters

*Robert Edward Wright 1864 - 1865 (afterwards station master at Ryde) *James Voy Sulley 1865 - 1871 *Charles Panty 1871 (formerly station master at Wroxall, afterwards station master at Ryde St John's Road) *George Humby 1871 - 1913 (formerly station master at Brading) *Charles Herbert Colenutt 1913 - 1937 (formerly station master at Ryde St John's Road) *W. Lown from 1937 (formerly station master at Woldington)

Service

All services at Shanklin are operated by Island Line using

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. The station is served by two trains per hour to and from . These services call at all stations, except which opens only during steam operating dates.

Bus routes

Wightbus 5862 HW54 DCE and Shanklin railway station 2

The following buses run from Shanklin Station or nearby. All services, unless noted, are run exclusively by Southern Vectis.

Gallery

File:Shanklin railway station.jpg, The end of the line Image:PSklTwrdsLK68.JPG, Looking towards Lake Image:PFrom St PaaulsSHK.JPG, From St Paul's Parish Church Image:P1StnaprchSHKstn66.JPG, from junction with road to Sandown Image:PShlnStnCntr67.JPG, From station forecourt Image:PShkStnRGT51.JPG, Waiting for bus link to

Image:Shanklin station, Isle of Wight.jpg, Shanklin in 1971

References

External links

{{Island Line, Isle of Wight navbox Railway stations on the Isle of Wight DfT Category E stations Former Isle of Wight Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Island Line railway stations (Isle of Wight)

Railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

Grade II listed buildings on the Isle of Wight