South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail (NR) have confirmed that the platform and track improvements planned at Ryde Esplanade station have been postponed, meaning trains will run again from tomorrow (Sunday 19th March), some 2 weeks earlier than planned.
The works are part of the joint programme of vital maintenance and improvements to the historic Ryde Pier, being led by NR and SWR since the autumn, and will be re-phased within the overall programme of works.
Revised dates for those works will be announced in due course.
From Sunday 2nd April, the Island Line will introduce a new 2 train per hour timetable between Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin, to coincide with the Easter holidays.
Mark Dunn, SWR’s Island Line General Manager, said:
“We are conscious of just how important the Easter holidays are to Island Line customers and local businesses, so we’re pleased we will have trains running from Ryde Esplanade station from Sunday 19 March all the way through the holidays.
“We are now working through the options to reschedule the platform and track improvements at Ryde Esplanade, in the least disruptive way for our customers and the communities we serve.”
What’s the betting it’ll be a one train per-hour service again within a week? And despite being closed for months, apparently they’ve been unable to do anything with the station. You couldn’t make it up.
Hello Dave do you like choo choo trains too
As a regular user of the line, I speak to the staff. They have the required staff to implement it. I’m waiting for trains to be delayed due to the non paying feral teenagers, as it annoys a lot of us season ticket holders