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Wightlink Ryde Pier Closure

Updated : 4th August 2010

Island Line Trains services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin are unaffected by the closure of Ryde Pier to all road vehicles. Wightlink passengers travelling to/from Ryde Pier Head may use the train between Ryde Pier Head & Ryde Esplanade free of charge. Wightlink season & multi-link ticket holders may travel free of charge between Ryde Pier Head and Ryde St Johns Road. Non season & multi-link customers travelling from Shanklin, Lake, Sandown, Brading and Ryde St Johns Road will be required to purchase a normal through ticket to their destination.

Parking is available at Ryde St Johns Road, priced at £1 per 24 hours. Wightlink season & multi-link holders may use this facility free of charge (subject to availability) provided a valid permit is displayed in the vehicle windscreen.

For more information please contact Wightlink.

Brading Project - Phase 2

Restoration work has been completed on the former signalbox and redundant 'down' platform at Brading station. Phase One of the project was completed in March 2006, with the restoration of the main station building using funding from Leader+, South East Development Agency and Railway Heritage Trust. The building has been home to the Visitor Centre, shop and Railway Heritage Exhibition since its re-opening. Phase two completed in January 2010 and saw the restoration of the buildings on the eastern platform and the signalbox to its former glory, landscaping work is continuing to take place in the area behind the eastern platform. A 'Friends of Brading Station' group now exists, volunteers are helping to support the project and all the good work that has been done at the station.

For more details please contact Brading Town Council.

Lake Landscaping Project

Work has been completed on an Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership led project to improve the environment around Lake railway station. The area at the back of the platform on Araluen Way has been cleared of unsightly vegetation and landscaped to improve the area for users of the station and the community alike. A partnership approach between the Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership, Island Line Trains, Lake Parish Council and the Youth Offending Team has enabled this project to proceed.

For more information and to follow progress on this and other Community Rail Projects, please visit their website.