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Island Line Trains

Island Line Trains are the Isle of Wight’s only commercial rail provider.

The service runs from Ryde Pier head in the north of the Island, to Shanklin towards the south.

It’s a vital lifeline, providing a swift connection to means to exit to the Mainland, via the FastCat or Hover.

6, February 2014·1 min read

Points failure causes major disruption to Island Line trains

Service is down to one train with taxis between the closed stations.

5, September 2015·12 min read

Island Line: Pugh / Finney exchange: Does Gov subsidise? #7

The ping pong of emails between David Pugh and Nick Finney on the subject of the franchise for Island Line trains continues.

Road rail vehicle removes material from base of slope and replaces with granular material behind sheet piling

9, February 2015·1 min read

Islandline: Work on slopes reveals other slips

Work to complete the ten-week engineering project to repair the storm-damaged rail network on the Isle of Wight continues.

20, October 2010·1 min read

Island Line: Disruption To Train Service 30/31 October

No trains between Ryde Pier Head, Ryde Esplanade and Ryde St Johns Road at weekend due to track renewal

10, September 2015·3 min read

Call for council to ditch transport Taskforce plans

Campaign group says the transport Taskforce been used “to give false legitimacy to the ambitions of those who wish to take Island Line out of the franchise”.

15, June 2019·2 min read

Five days of strike action could affect rail passengers

The strike action on South Western Railway starts on Tuesday 18th June and runs to, and including, Saturday 22nd June.

11, October 2020·1 min read

Ticket sales on Island Line trains resumes

Passengers will be able to buy tickets on the train from Monday 12th October.

12, February 2019·1 min read

Brexit could delay upgrades to Island Line Trains – SWR growing increasingly concerned

Cllr Ward said people have "muttered things like the government won’t make a decision until Brexit is clear, but we don’t know". South Western Railway is growing increasingly concerned about the delays.

south western railway liveried train at a platform

13, January 2022·1 min read

Omicron leads to revised timetable say South Western Railway

Island Line timetable appears to be unaffected, but for those travelling on the mainland, see within for information about revised timetables

The fifth Class 484 train arriving by ferry

16, February 2022·1 min read

Fifth and final new Class 484 trains has arrived on the Isle of Wight

The Projects Director said, “This week, the biggest transformation of the Island Line since 1967 takes another step forward as we welcome the final Class 484 and bid a fond farewell to the last Class 483"

26, May 2023·2 min read

SWR train strike schedule: Implications for travellers on Island Line and Mainland

Upcoming nationwide strikes disrupt SWR services; Island Line to face complete suspension on two days

12, November 2010·1 min read

Island Line Train Service Resumes

Train line thank customers for patience

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