Shanklin railway station

• Robert Edward Wright 1864 - 1865 ^[2] (afterwards station master at Ryde)
• James Voy Sulley 1865 - 1871
• Charles Panty 1871 ^[3] (formerly station master at Wroxall, afterwards station master at Ryde St John's Road)
• George Humby 1871 ^[4] - 1913 ^[5] (formerly station master at Brading)
• Charles Herbert Colenutt 1913 - 1937 ^[6] (formerly station master at Ryde St John's Road)
• W. Lown from 1937 ^[7] (formerly station master at Woldington)

Service

All services at Shanklin are operated by Island Line using Class 484 EMUs.

The station is served by two trains per hour to and from Ryde Pier Head. These services call at all stations, except Smallbrook Junction which opens only during steam operating dates. ^[8]

Shanklin
The station building in 2011
General information
Location	Shanklin, Isle of Wight England
Coordinates	50°38′02″N1°10′45″W / 50.633767°N 1.179073°W / 50.633767; -1.179073
Grid reference	SZ580819
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SHN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	23 August 1864
Key dates
1 January 1967	Closed for electrification
20 March 1967	Reopened
3 January 2021	Closed for upgrade works
1 November 2021	Reopened
Passengers
2019/20	0.227 million

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		Island Line Ryde to Shanklin		Lake
	Disused railways
Wroxall		British Railways Southern Region Isle of Wight Railway Main Line		Sandown

Bus routes

A Wightbus Railink bus leaving the station at Shanklin.

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

Gallery

• 
  The end of the line
• 
  Looking towards Lake
• 
  From St Paul's Parish Church
• 
  from junction with road to Sandown
• 
  From station forecourt
• 
  Waiting for bus link to Ventnor
• 
  Shanklin in 1971

References

1. Historic England, "Shanklin Railway Station (1365375)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 26 June 2017
2. "Railway Appointment" . Isle of Wight Observer. England. 24 June 1865. Retrieved 25 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "The Isle of Wight Railway" . Hampshire Telegraph. England. 28 June 1871. Retrieved 25 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Railway Officials' Dinner" . Hampshire Advertiser. England. 2 December 1871. Retrieved 25 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Presentation to Former Station-Master" . Portsmouth Evening News. England. 29 July 1913. Retrieved 25 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Mr. C. Colenutt Retiring" . Portsmouth Evening News. England. 11 February 1937. Retrieved 25 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Items from Shanklin" . Portsmouth Evening News. England. 2 April 1937. Retrieved 25 July 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Timetable 24: Ryde to Shanklin (Island Line)". South Western Railway . Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

• Train times and station information for Shanklin railway station from National Rail