Island Line services increased to half-hourly in peaks
TWO trains per hour started running on the Isle of Wight’s Island Line during peak periods from December 20,
2021. The service uplift will cater for local schools as well as, once current restrictions lift, commuters, and represent a stepping stone towards a promised all-day half-hourly service.
Extra trains have been added on weekends as well as weekdays. The number of additional weekday trains is as follows:
Ryde St Johns Road to Ryde Esplanade: 1 Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin: 6
Shanklin to Ryde Esplanade: 7
Ryde St Johns Road to Shanklin: 1
During peak times, one train per hour will travel to and from Ryde Pierhead to connect with the ferry service, with the other additional service terminating at Ryde Esplanade – offering improved connections with Hovertravel. Only one train per hour has run on the Island Line since the significantly delayed reopening on November 1, although it has been synchronised with a scaled-back ferry timetable.