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Sandown railway station is a railway station serving Sandown on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located on the Island Line from Ryde to Shanklin.

Sandown
The station building in 2016
General information
LocationSandown, Isle of Wight, England
Grid referenceSZ593844
Managed byIsland Line
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSAN
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened23 August 1864
Key dates
1 January 1967Closed for electrification
20 March 1967Reopened
28 October 1988Signal box closed and functions moved to Ryde St John's Road signal box
3 January 2021Closed for upgrade works
1 November 2021Reopened
Passengers
2016/17 0.183 million
2017/18 0.162 million
2018/19 0.151 million
2019/20 0.123 million
2020/21 23,936
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History


Sandown station is a double platform-faced through station. However, from the mid 19th until the mid 20th century it was a junction station, also served by trains to and from Horringford, Merstone, Newport and Cowes. These lines used to be run by separate companies, the Isle of Wight Railway (Ryde-Ventnor) and the Isle of Wight Central Railway (Newport-Sandown).

The adjacent land, which used to be occupied by coal-yards, is now a housing estate and the former Terminus Hotel pub opposite has long been a private house. The line from Ryde to Shanklin was constructed between 1862 and 1864, and opened to passenger traffic on 23 August 1864.[1] The original station building was extended between 1870 and 1871 through the addition of a two-storey extension to act as station offices.[2]

In 1923, with the Grouping, came the formation of the Southern Railway. This brought all the railway services on the island under one management, and considerable modernisation. At first, it did not affect the services offered, but eventually the line from Ryde gained a more frequent service whilst the Merstone line declined. One particular feature of the Merstone line was the School Train, which was subsidised by the local authority, and for a significant time meant that the line remained viable. When the line was closed, children from outlying villages going to the Sandown Schools were then transported by bus, the current situation.


Stationmasters



Services


As of May 2022, there are two trains in each direction per hour during the peak and one during the off-peak. Services call at all stations except Smallbrook Junction, which operates only during steam operating dates and times, and only one service an hour calls at Ryde Pier Head.

Trains to Ryde take about 13 minutes (to St. John's Road) or 19 minutes (to Ryde Pier Head). A journey from Sandown to Shanklin generally takes 6 minutes. From Shanklin there is a bus connection to Ventnor.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lake   Island Line
Ryde-Shanklin
  Brading
Disused railways
Terminus   British Rail
Southern Region
IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line
  Alverstone



References


  1. R.J. Maycock and R. Silsbury (1999). The Isle of Wight Railway. The Oakwood Press. pp. 25–29. ISBN 0-85361-544-6.
  2. R.J. Maycock and R. Silsbury (1999). The Isle of Wight Railway. The Oakwood Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-85361-544-6.
  3. "Death of the Station Master". Isle of Wight Country Press and South of England Reports. England. 26 November 1887. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "A Presentation". Isle of Wight Country Press and South of England Reports. England. 21 December 1889. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Sandown Stationmaster's Death". Isle of Wight Observer. England. 23 August 1919. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Isle of Wight Notes". West Sussex Gazette. England. 6 February 1941. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Isle of Wight Notes". West Sussex Gazette. England. 17 April 1941. Retrieved 25 July 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.





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