Shanklin railway station explained

Shanklin

Symbol Location:

Symbol:

rail

Borough:

Shanklin, Isle of Wight

Country:

England

Coordinates:

50.6338°N -1.1791°W

Grid Name:

Grid reference

Manager:

South Western Railway

Platforms:

Code:

SHN

Classification:

DfT category E

Opened:

23 August 1864

Years1:

1 January 1967

Events1:

Closed for electrification

Years2:

20 March 1967

Events2:

Reopened

Years3:

3 January 2021

Events3:

Closed for upgrade works

Years4:

1 November 2021

Events4:

Reopened

Footnotes:

Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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Designation1:	Grade II
Designation1 Feature:	Shanklin Railway Station
Designation1 Date:	14 February 1992
Designation1 Number:	1365375

Shanklin railway station is a Grade II listed 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^[1] (afterwards station master at Ryde)
James Voy Sulley 1865 - 1871
Charles Panty 1871^[2] (formerly station master at Wroxall, afterwards station master at Ryde St John's Road)
George Humby 1871^[3] - 1913^[4] (formerly station master at Brading)
Charles Herbert Colenutt 1913 - 1937^[5] (formerly station master at Ryde St John's Road)
W. Lown from 1937^[6] (formerly station master at Woldington)

Service

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

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.^[7]

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

References

News: . Railway Appointment . Isle of Wight Observer . England . 24 June 1865 . 25 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
News: . The Isle of Wight Railway . Hampshire Telegraph . England . 28 June 1871 . 25 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
News: . Railway Officials’ Dinner . Hampshire Advertiser . England . 2 December 1871 . 25 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
News: . Presentation to Former Station-Master . Portsmouth Evening News . England . 29 July 1913 . 25 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
News: . Mr. C. Colenutt Retiring . Portsmouth Evening News . England . 11 February 1937 . 25 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
News: . Items from Shanklin . Portsmouth Evening News . England . 2 April 1937 . 25 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
Web site: Timetable 24: Ryde to Shanklin (Island Line). South Western Railway. 5 April 2023.