Ryde St John's Road railway station

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.

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
2017/18Decrease 0.157 million
2018/19Decrease 0.132 million
2019/20Decrease 0.116 million
2020/21Decrease 21,058
2021/22Increase 38,994
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

Stationmasters
  • Mr. Wells until 1865
  • Robert Edward Wright 1865[2] - 1868 (formerly station master at Shanklin)
  • Mr. Hopgood until 1874[3]
  • Charles Penty 1871 - 1874 (formerly station master at Shanklin)
  • Mark Gregory 1874[4] - 1890 (afterwards station master at Sandown)
  • Albert Shaw from 1890[5] (formerly station master at Sandown)
  • Walter Daish ca. 1894 - 1908 (afterwards station master at Brading)
  • Charles Herbert Colenutt 1908 - 1913[6] (afterwards station master at Shanklin)
  • George Henry French 1913 - 1930 (also station master at Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head)
  • Malcolm J. Bucket 1930[7] - 1931 (formerly station master at Fratton, also station master at Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head)
  • H.E. Millichap ca. 1935 - 1941 (also station master at Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head)
  • T.F. Thompson 1941 - 1949[8] (also station master at Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head)
  • T. Rowley Cliff ca. 1951

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,[9][10] 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.

As of April 2023, the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[11]

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

Services are currently terminating at Ryde Esplanade instead of Ryde Pier Head due to Network Rail refurbishment works taking place on Ryde Pier.[12]

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. "Railway Appointment". Isle of Wight Observer. England. 24 June 1865. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "The Isle of Wight Railway". Hampshire Telegraph. England. 28 June 1871. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Recognition of service". Isle of Wight Observer. England. 28 November 1874. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "A Presentation". Isle of Wight Country Press and South of England Reports. England. 21 December 1889. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Mr. C. Colenutt Retiring". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 11 February 1937. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Railway Promotion". Hampshire Telegraph. England. 25 April 1930. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Three-Stations chief retires". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 23 September 1949. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Is the future trams and steam trains into Ryde?". Island Echo. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  10. "Steaming back to Ryde after 50 years? Rail.co.uk assesses the plan and gives its verdict". Rail.co.uk. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  11. "Timetable 24: Ryde to Shanklin (Island Line)". South Western Railway. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  12. "Work progresses to preserve and refresh the Island Line's historic Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight – with completion expected in late spring". Network Rail. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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