Ryde St John's Road railway station
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Depot and signalling
Adjacent to the railway station is Ryde depot: the Island Line's traction maintenance depot, where the maintenance and storage of the Island Line's Class 483 trains takes place. Since 1989, signalling for the Island Line has been centralised to the station's signal box.
Future developments
It has been suggested that the Isle of Wight Steam Railway might be extended from Smallbrook Junction to Ryde St John's Road in the future,[citation needed] but there are currently no official proposals.
Services
During the day Monday–Saturday (and Sunday afternoons), two trains per hour operate between Ryde Pier Head in the north and Shanklin in the south at twenty- and forty-minute intervals. In rare exceptionally busy periods services run every 20 minutes, with a handful terminating here. During the evening, the service on the Island Line is reduced to one train per hour in each direction.[1]
Gallery
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St John's Road Station, Ryde - geograph.org.uk - 836077.jpg
Platform 1, looking towards Ryde tunnel and the northern terminus of the line: Ryde Pier Head
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Signal Box, Ryde St Johns Road Station - geograph.org.uk - 531544.jpg
Looking south from the station's footbridge; the Island Line's signalbox is visible on the right
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Ryde St. John's Road Railway station 1971.jpg
Ryde St John's Road station in 1971
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Ryde St John's Road Locomotive Shed geograph-2662973-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Ex-LSW 0-4-4T outside St John's Road Locomotive Shed in 1954
References
- ↑ GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14, Table 167
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ryde St John's Road railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Ryde St John's Road railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Smallbrook Junction | Island Line Trains Island Line |
Ryde Esplanade | ||
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