Ryde Transport Interchange
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| Ryde Esplanade | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Ryde | ||
| Local authority | Isle of Wight | ||
| Grid reference | SZ593929 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | RYD | ||
| Managed by | Island Line | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.453 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.456 million | ||
| History | |||
| 5 April 1880 | Opened | ||
| 1 January 1967 | Closed | ||
| 20 March 1967 | Reopened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ryde Esplanade from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Ryde Transport Interchange consists of Ryde Esplanade station on the Island Line, the connected Bus Station and Taxi Ranks, and the nearby Hoverport. The existing facilities are due to be rebuilt [1] from October 2007.
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[edit] Railway Station
Ryde Esplanade station serves the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Located on the sea front it is the most convenient station for the majority of the town. Ryde Esplanade is also the location of the principal ticket office and all lost property facilities on the Island Line network, although the main station, St John's Road, is larger and houses the area office and the maintenance depot for the whole line.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Ryde St John's Road | Island Line Island Line |
Ryde Pier Head | ||
| Portsmouth & Southsea via Hoverbus |
Hovertravel Hovercraft |
Terminus | ||
[edit] Bus Station
Ryde bus station is located on the railway station forecourt, and it forms the only purpose-built bus/rail interchange on the Island. The bus station is jointly owned by the Isle of Wight Council and Network Rail,[2] and Southern Vectis are the main provider of services, although other operators such as Wightbus do use the facility.
[edit] Bus Routes
The following buses run from Ryde Bus Station. All services, unless noted, are run by Southern Vectis.
This is from the summer timetable revision of the 20 April 2008. [3]
Note: Colours represented appear on the Southern Vectis network map, but not the vehicles themselves.
| Route Number | Route | Frequency (mins) | Other notes | |
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| Mon-Sat | Sundays | |||
| 2 | Newport – Rookley – Godshill – Shanklin – Sandown – Ryde | 30 | 60 | Timetable links with route 3 between Shanklin and Ryde to provide 15 minute frequency on Mon-Sat daytimes. |
| 3 | Newport – Merstone – Godshill – Wroxall – Ventnor – Shanklin – Sandown – Ryde | 30 | 60 | Night buses run on Friday and Saturday nights. Does not serve Merstone between 8pm and 7am on any day. Links with route 2 between Shanklin and Ryde. |
| 4 | East Cowes – Wootton – Binstead – Haylands - Ryde | 30 | 60 | No longer serves Red Funnel Ferry terminal in East Cowes. |
| 9 | Newport – Fairlee/Staplers – Wootton – Ryde | 10 | 15 | Night buses run on Friday and Saturday nights. Service run exclusively with new Mercedes Citaros. |
| 14 | Ryde – Oakfield – Tesco – St. Helens – Bembridge | 60 | 60 | Serves housing estates and local Tesco store. |
| 16 | Ryde – Nettlestone – Seaview | 60 | 60 | Serves local residential areas, linking to Ryde. |
| 20 | Ryde - Ryde Tesco | 40 | None | Run by Wightbus |
| 29 | Newport – North Wootton – Havenstreet – Haylands – Ryde | See → | every 2 hours, with three buses to/from Newport Mon-Sat, plus one shorter journey. The Sunday service is still every 2 hours but covers more of the day. | |
| 33 | Ryde - Havenstreet - Newport | See → | None | Run by Wightbus. Three journeys Ryde to Newport, two returning. |
| Downs Tour | Circular Island Breezer open-top service | 30 | 30 | Runs in summer only. |
| X40 | Tourist Island Coaster service, running via attractions to Alum Bay. | Two journeys each way | Runs in summer only, services grouped 30 minutes apart. | |
| Road Train | Tourist Road Trains service, running along the seafront to Puckpool. | 50 | 50 | Runs in summer only. |
[edit] Other Transport Links
Also adjacent to the station is the Hovertravel hovercraft terminal, although at present the connection involves a footbridge over the railway. There are also taxi ranks outside the Bus Station. The entire interchange complex is due to be rebuilt, starting in 2008. This is in order to upgrade the facilities and replace some of the existing ageing buildings.
[edit] See also
- Island Line - The railway line and former train operator of the same name.
- Southern Vectis - The Isle of Wight's dominant bus company.
[edit] References
- ^ Ryde Interchange, Isle of Wight
- ^ Ryde Interchange (Background). Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ Southern Vectis - Summer bus timetable. Southern Vectis. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
[edit] External links
- Ryde Bus MapPDF (177 KB) - also shows rail service but not services run by Wightbus.
- Train times and station information for Ryde Transport Interchange from National Rail
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