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Shanklin railway station

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Place
  
Shanklin

Station code
  
SHN

DfT category
  
E

Opened
  
1864

Local authority
  
Isle of Wight Council

Grid reference
  
SZ580819

Managed by
  
Island Line Trains

2011/12
  
0.373 million

Number of platforms
  
1

Shanklin railway station

Address
  
Shanklin PO37 7AR, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Sandown railway station, Brading railway station, Wootton railway station, Ryde Esplanade railway st, Ryde Pier Head railway st

Shanklin railway station is a railway station serving Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. It is the present terminus of the Island Line from Ryde, although the line used to continue to Wroxall and Ventnor. The station now has one platform with a ticket office and a small shop with the second platform now in use as a flower bed. The former subway has been filled in.

Contents

Passengers can change onto Southern Vectis buses to Ventnor and St Lawrence.

Rail services

All rail services are operated by Island Line Trains. There are two departures an hour to Ryde Pier Head which connect with Wightlink Ferries which take passengers to Portsmouth Harbour Station.

Bus routes

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

References

Shanklin railway station Wikipedia