Shanklin railway station
| Shanklin | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Shanklin |
| Local authority | Isle of Wight |
| Coordinates | 50°38′02″N 1°10′45″W / 50.633767°N 1.179073°WCoordinates: 50°38′02″N 1°10′45″W / 50.633767°N 1.179073°W |
| Grid reference | SZ580819 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SHN |
| Managed by | Island Line Trains |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.373 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.352 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.318 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.295 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.294 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 23 August 1864 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shanklin from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Shanklin railway station is a 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 with the second platform 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.
All rail services are operated by Island Line Trains. There are two departures an hour to Ryde Pier Head which connect with Wightlink Ferries which take passengers to Portsmouth Harbour Station.
The following buses run from Shanklin Station or nearby. All services, unless noted, are run exclusively by Southern Vectis.
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
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