Shanklin railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Shanklin | ||
| Local authority | Isle of Wight | ||
| Grid reference | SZ580819 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SHN | ||
| Managed by | Island Line | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.341 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.345 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 23 August 1864 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shanklin from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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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 run to Ventnor Town.
It is also the start point of connecting Rail Link buses to Ventnor and St Lawrence.
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[edit] Rail Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Island Line Island Line |
Lake | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Wroxall | British Rail Southern Region IoWR : Main line |
Sandown | ||
[edit] Bus Routes
The following buses run from Shanklin Station or nearby. All services, unless noted, are run exclusively by Southern Vectis.
| # | Destinations | Frequency (Mon-Sat daytime) | Departure Point | Notes |
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| 2 | Sandown, Brading & Ryde or Godshill, Rookley & Newport | 30 minutes (every 15 to Ryde with Service 3) | Atherley Road | |
| 3 | Sandown, Brading & Ryde or Ventnor, Wroxall | 30 minutes (every 15 to Ryde with Service 2) | Atherley Road | Service continues to Newport. Night buses (N3) every hour Fri & Sat nights. |
| 16 | Ventnor, St Lawrence | Hourly | Station Yard | Rail Link bus. Serves Ventnor Botanic Garden. Run by Wightbus. |
| N18 | Sandown | 30 minutes Fri & Sat nights only | Atherley Road | Local night bus |
| 22 | Sibden Hill or Sandown | 30 minutes (extra buses Mon-Fri) | Green Lane | Additional buses Mon-Fri operated by Wightbus. |
| 24 | Sibden Hill or Lake Morrison's, Alverstone & Newport | Hourly (limited hours) | Green Lane | Operated by Wightbus |
| X40 | Sandown, Brading & Ryde or Shanklin Esplanade, Ventnor, Blackgang Chine, Freshwater Bay, Alum Bay | 2 journeys per day, high summer only. | Atherley Road | Partial restoration of the pre-2006 route 7 Island Explorer buses. |
| 43 | Circular service: Shanklin Esplanade, Shanklin Old Village, Shanklin Somerfield, Sandown | 30 minutes. | Atherley Road | Normally open-top service. Number not displayed. Named Sandown Bay Tour. Operates Summer only and in direction stated. |
| - | Esplanade, Old Village, Town Centre | 50 minutes. | Atherley Road | Dotto Train. Operates during Summer Timetable only. |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] External links
- Sandown Bay Bus Map - also shows rail service but not the Summer-only services (including the Dotto Trains), or services run by Wightbus.
- Train times and station information for Shanklin railway station from National Rail
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