Shanklin railway station

Shanklin
National Rail
The station building in 2011
General information
LocationShanklin, Isle of Wight
England
Coordinates50°38′02″N 1°10′45″W / 50.633767°N 1.179073°W / 50.633767; -1.179073
Grid referenceSZ580819
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeSHN
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened23 August 1864
Key dates
1 January 1967Closed for electrification
20 March 1967Reopened
3 January 2021Closed for upgrade works
1 November 2021Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.260 million
2019/20Decrease 0.227 million
2020/21Decrease 49,110
2021/22Increase 83,326
2022/23Increase 0.150 million
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureShanklin Railway Station
Designated14 February 1992
Reference no.1365375[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shanklin railway station is a Grade II listed[1] 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.

  1. ^ a b Historic England, "Shanklin Railway Station (1365375)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2017