Shanklin railway station

Railway station on the Isle of Wight, England

50°38′02″N 1°10′45″W / 50.633767°N 1.179073°W / 50.633767; -1.179073Grid referenceSZ580819Managed bySouth Western RailwayPlatforms1Other informationStation codeSHNClassificationDfT category EHistoryOpened23 August 1864Key dates1 January 1967Closed for electrification20 March 1967Reopened3 January 2021Closed for upgrade works1 November 2021ReopenedPassengers2018/19

0.260 million2019/20

0.227 million2020/21

49,1102021/22

83,3262022/23

0.150 million

Listed Building – Grade II

FeatureShanklin Railway StationDesignated14 February 1992Reference no.1365375^[1]

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shanklin railway station is a Grade II listed^[1] 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, 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 and St Lawrence.

History

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

Stationmasters

Robert Edward Wright 1864 - 1865^[2] (afterwards station master at Ryde)
James Voy Sulley 1865 - 1871
Charles Panty 1871^[3] (formerly station master at Wroxall, afterwards station master at Ryde St John's Road)
George Humby 1871^[4] - 1913^[5] (formerly station master at Brading)
Charles Herbert Colenutt 1913 - 1937^[6] (formerly station master at Ryde St John's Road)
W. Lown from 1937^[7] (formerly station master at Woldington)

Service

All services at Shanklin are operated by Island Line using Class 484 EMUs.

The station is served by two trains per hour to and from Ryde Esplanade, of which one continues to and from Ryde Pier Head. These services call at all stations, except Smallbrook Junction which opens only during steam operating dates.^[8]

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Terminus		Island Line Ryde to Shanklin	Lake
	Disused railways
Wroxall		British Railways Southern Region Isle of Wight Railway Main Line	Sandown

Bus routes

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

No.	Destinations	Frequency (Mon-Sat daytime)	Departure Point
2	Sandown or Godshill, Rookley and Newport	30 minutes	Co-op
3	Sandown, Brading and Ryde or Ventnor, Wroxall, then Newport	30 minutes	Station forecourt
22	Sibden Hill or Perowne Way and Sandown	Selected Times	Co-op
24	Sandown and Yaverland (Culver Way) or Shanklin Esplanade	Selected times	Co-op
Summer only tourist services
Shanklin Shuttle	Esplanade, Old Village, Town Centre	30 minutes	Station Forecourt
Island Coaster	Sandown, Brading and Ryde or Esplanade, Ventnor, Blackgang Chine, Freshwater Bay, Alum Bay, Yarmouth	3 Journeys a Day	Station Forecourt

Gallery

The end of the line
Looking towards Lake
From St Paul's Parish Church
from junction with road to Sandown
From station forecourt
Waiting for bus link to Ventnor
Shanklin in 1971

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England, "Shanklin Railway Station (1365375)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2017
^ "Railway Appointment". Isle of Wight Observer. England. 24 June 1865. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Isle of Wight Railway". Hampshire Telegraph. England. 28 June 1871. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Railway Officials' Dinner". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 2 December 1871. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Presentation to Former Station-Master". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 29 July 1913. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Mr. C. Colenutt Retiring". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 11 February 1937. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Items from Shanklin". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 2 April 1937. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Timetable 24: Ryde to Shanklin (Island Line)". South Western Railway. Retrieved 5 April 2023.