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.
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Rail expert visits each Isle of Wight station and says work on the infrastructure looks “nowhere near completion”
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Official word is ‘later this summer’ for twice-delayed Island Line reopening – but we’ve been sent a screen grab of National Rail Website that stretches that considerably – but matches what we’d been told months back
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Read the updates, plans and challenges faced by transport operators, as shared at the Isle of Wight Bus and Rail Users' Group meeting
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The resident group KILF believes it's vital for Island Line's survival that this Isle of Wight train line must stay within the South Western Rail Franchise. Here are the results they've shared with OnTheWight of responses they got when asking for assurances from each of the local election candidates on the route.
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Next week's public meeting about the future of Island Line railway will hear about South Western Railway’s proposals, future plans for the IW Steam Railway and how inter-connectivity between the two lines and links with cross-Solent travel can be improved.
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Government announcement threatens beginning of the end for Island Line, Labour warns.
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Those who rely on the service for travel to work, school and for leisure will be keeping their fingers crossed that the final round of train safety tests will be completed successfully
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Island Line timetable appears to be unaffected, but for those travelling on the mainland, see within for information about revised timetables
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The two trains that had travelled between Shanklin and Ryde everyday since the 1980s were acquired by the London Transport Traction Group
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If you are planning to use Island Line at the weekend to get to or from the Pier Head or Esplanade, read on for details
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The Solent LEP and Isle of Wight Council have raised £1m between them to unlock the £26m government investment in Island Line
