Ryde St John's Road railway station

Ryde St John's Road
National Rail
General information
LocationRyde, Isle of Wight
England
Grid referenceSZ596919
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeRYR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyIsle of Wight Railway
Pre-groupingIsle of Wight Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
23 August 1864 (1864-08-23)Opened as Ryde
5 April 1880Renamed Ryde St John's Road
1 January 1967Closed for electrification
20 March 1967Reopened
3 January 2021Closed for upgrade works
1 November 2021Reopened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.116 million
2020/21Decrease 21,058
2021/22Increase 38,994
2022/23Increase 65,396
2023/24Decrease 57,222
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ryde St John's Road is a railway station on the Island Line, and serves the town of Ryde, Isle of Wight. The station is 1.25 mi (2 km) south of Ryde Pier Head—the Island Line's northern terminus.

History

When the station opened in 1864,[1] it was known as Ryde railway station, as it was the northern terminus of the Isle of Wight Railway at the time. Rather than a railway, a tramway continued northwards to where the current Ryde Pier Head railway station stands; the railway was extended to Ryde Pier in 1880.

Depot and signalling

Adjacent to the railway station is Ryde Traincare Depot: the Island Line's traction maintenance depot, where the maintenance and storage of the Island Line's Class 484 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,[2][3] but there are currently no official proposals.

Services

All services at Ryde St John's Road are operated by Island Line using Class 484 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

These services call at all stations, except Smallbrook Junction, which is served only during operating dates for the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Steam operating days only
Island Line
  • Viewed from the footbridge, looking at platforms 2 and 3, along with the depot building
    Viewed from the footbridge, looking at platforms 2 and 3, along with the depot building
  • Looking south from the station's old footbridge; the Island Line's signalbox is visible on the right
    Looking south from the station's old footbridge; the Island Line's signalbox is visible on the right
  • Platform 1, looking towards Ryde tunnel and the northern terminus of the line: Ryde Pier Head
    Platform 1, looking towards Ryde tunnel and the northern terminus of the line: Ryde Pier Head
  • Ryde St John's Road station in 1971
    Ryde St John's Road station in 1971
  • Ex-LSW 0-4-4T outside St John's Road Locomotive Shed in 1954
    Ex-LSW 0-4-4T outside St John's Road Locomotive Shed in 1954

References

  1. ^ "Ryde Pier celebrates 200TH Anniversary" (PDF). Ryde Social Heritage Group. July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Is the future trams and steam trains into Ryde?". Island Echo. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Steaming back to Ryde after 50 years? Rail.co.uk assesses the plan and gives its verdict". Rail.co.uk. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ^ Table 167 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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