Isle of Wight Trains

Island Line is temporarily closed due to an upgrade of its infrastructure, newer trains and improvements to the Ryde, Sandown and Shanklin stations. A shuttle bus from Wightlink’s FastCat on Ryde Pier Head is in operation. Also there is a bus service from Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin every half an hour. For more information about the bus service and upgrades, please visit the South Western Railway's website. Island Line is set to re-open on the 1st November 2021, subject to a final round of train testing. 

There is a regular train service operating from Ryde Pierhead which connects the east and south of the Isle of Wight via the towns of Ryde, Brading, Sandown, Lake and Shanklin.

The trains operating the service are former London Underground electric trains, which gives the Island Line it’s very own unique identity and appeal.

You can buy a through ticket from London Waterloo to any station along the Island Line network which will include travel via either of the foot passenger ferry services.

The line is also operated by South Western Railway so any discounts which apply on their network are also valid on the Island Line and connections.

Visit South Western Railway to purchase tickets for the Island Line train service. 

In addition to the train stations listed there is also an additional bus service which collects passengers from Shanklin and connects them to the town of Ventnor further along the coast.

Connections

Island Line trains connect to bus services in Ryde and Shanklin - with a short walk to other bus services in Brading, Lake and Sandown.

The Island Line service also connects to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, by way of a small station at Smallbrook Juntion – meaning travellers from London Waterloo can literally travel back in time through the ages of railways on their journey to the Island!

Ryde Pier, along which the train runs to connect with the Ryde Pierhead station, is the oldest seaside pier in England and celebrated its 200th birthday in 2014!

Click here to find out more about the Island Line trains.