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 (afterwards station master at Ryde) James Voy Sulley 1865 - 1871 Charles Panty 1871 (formerly station master at Wroxall, afterwards station master at Ryde St John's Road) George Humby 1871 - 1913 (formerly station master at Brading) Charles Herbert Colenutt 1913 - 1937 (formerly station master at Ryde St John's Road) W. Lown from 1937 (formerly station master at Woldington)
Service All services at Shanklin are operated by Island Line using EMUs.
The station is served by 3 trains every 2 hours to and from . These services call at all stations, except which opens only during steam operating dates.
Bus routes
The following buses run from Shanklin Station or nearby. All services, unless noted, are run 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
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