Sandown railway station

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.

This article is about the railway station on the Isle of Wight. For the former railway station in Sydney, see Sandown Platform railway station.

Sandown
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 function move 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
See also: Railways on the Isle of Wight

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
  • John Buckett 1864 - 1887[3]
  • Albert Shaw 1888 - 1890[4] (afterwards station master at Ryde St John's)
  • Mark Gregory 1890 - 1910 (formerly station master at Ryde St John's)
  • George Pierce 1910 - 1919[5]
  • Alex Wheway 1919 - 1941[6] (afterwards station master at Newport)
  • H.J. Attrill from 1941[7] (formerly station master at Brading)

Services

Prior to January 2021, when the Island Line closed for upgrade work, the level of service was normally two trains per hour each way, which passed at Sandown. However, due to the reduced trackwork at Brading, the service pattern was not a regular 30-minute interval. Instead, in common with the rest of Island Line, trains ran separated by a 20 or 40 minute gap. This generally meant that every hour, trains passed at Sandown once.

With the resumption of services in November 2021, the passing loop at Brading has been reinstated and this will now become the crossing point when services are operating normally, allowing a regular 30-minute service interval. However, as of April 2022 services only run hourly at certain times of the day.

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
  • Looking north
  • Main entrance
  • Entrance from other side
  • Looking south
  • Shelter on "To Ryde (North)" platform
  • Canopy on "To Shanklin (South)" side

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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