Ryde Pier Head railway station
Railway station on the Isle of Wight, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryde Pier Head railway station is one of three stations in the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Situated at the end of the town's pier, it is adjacent to the terminal for the Wightlink fast catamaran service connecting the island with Portsmouth on the English mainland. Passengers can use this to connect with the rest of the National Rail network at Portsmouth Harbour station, which is adjacent to the Portsmouth terminal. Through rail tickets for travel via Pier Head station are available to and from other stations on the Isle of Wight. These include travel on the catamaran service to or from Portsmouth as appropriate.
General information | |||||
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Location | Ryde, Isle of Wight, England | ||||
Grid reference | SZ593935 | ||||
Managed by | Island Line | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | RYP | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 12 July 1880 | ||||
Original company | Portsmouth and Ryde Joint Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Portsmouth and Ryde Joint Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 January 1967 | Closed for electrification | ||||
20 March 1967 | Reopened | ||||
3 January 2021 | Closed for upgrade works | ||||
1 November 2021 | Reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.204 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.156 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.181 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.126 million | ||||
2020/21 | 26,300 | ||||
Interchange | 14,228 | ||||
2021/22 | 68,646 | ||||
Interchange | 39,789 | ||||
2022/23 | 92,786 | ||||
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Trains run down the eastern coast of the Isle of Wight to Shanklin (the Island Line), the last remnant of a network of railways on the island. Because of the restricted loading gauge, particularly through the tunnel under Ryde, services are operated by former London Underground stock.
The ticket office at the station is run by Wightlink[1] and not Island Line.