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Shanklin railway station is a
The following buses run from Shanklin Station or nearby. All services, unless noted, are run exclusively by Southern Vectis.
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
Grade II listed
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railway station
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serving Shanklin
Shanklin () is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, located on Sandown Bay. Shanklin is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy the bay, and is close to Lake, Isle of Wight, ...
on the Isle of Wight
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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 Ventnor
Ventnor () is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, from Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface D ...
. 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 Ventnor
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and St Lawrence
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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 usingEMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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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
The following buses run from Shanklin Station or nearby. All services, unless noted, are run exclusively by Southern Vectis.
Gallery
Ventnor
Ventnor () is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, from Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface D ...
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
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Grade II listed buildings on the Isle of Wight