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Ryde Transport Interchange or Gateway serves the town of Ryde, Isle of Wight, England.
The interchange consists of Ryde Esplanade railway station on the Island Line, the connected bus station and taxi ranks, and the nearby Hoverport. The existing facilities were due to be rebuilt[1] from October 2007. Due to financial difficulties and contract checking, it briefly looked like the project might not proceed.[2] From late November 2008 to October 2009[3] it appeared that the project was back on track, with work expected to take place, albeit about 18 months later than originally planned,[3][4] however, in October it was announced that due to increasing costs and difficulties with the ownership of land with Network Rail that the scheme again looked as though it would be abandoned as money could be more easily spent on making immediate improvements to Ryde Esplanade.[5] On 13 October, the Council's cabinet voted to close the scheme.[6]
- ^ Ryde Interchange, Isle of Wight Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Isle of Wight: Ryde Interchange funding". Isle of Wight County Press group. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Isle of Wight: Work starts on Ryde Gateway". Isle of Wight County Press group. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Ryde Interchange, Isle of Wight (FAQ)". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ "Ryde Gateway scheme may be abandoned". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Cabinet closes Gateway". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 14 October 2009.