📋 Tender Overview
From Saturday 18 October Until Monday 17 November, Vital Improvements Work Will Fully Then Partially Close The Island Line On The Isle Of Wight. The Whole Island Line Will Be Closed From Saturday 18 October To Monday 3 November. From Monday 3 To Monday 17 November, Trains Will Only Run Between Ryde St Johns Road And Shanklin, While Additional Upgrades Are Carried Out In The Ryde Area. During The Closures, Engineers Will Complete The Following Works: Replacement Buses Will Be In Operation Throughout This Time, Allowing Customers To Continue To Travel Across The Island. Speaking On Behalf Of Network Rail And South Western Railway, George Murrell, Wessex Route Renewals Director, Said: We Know How Important The Island Line Is To The Local Economy, Particularly During The Busy Summer Season. We Have Chosen To Carry Out These Works In The Autumn To Minimise Their Impact As Much As Possible. By Having These Closures, We Can Carry Out These Extensive Improvements, Allowing The Island Line Thrive For Years To Come. During The Closures, We Advise Customers To Check Before Travelling And Allow Extra Time For Their Journeys, As Rail Replacement Buses Will Be In Operation. We Are Sorry For The Disruption. Earlier This Year, Ryde Pier Reopened After An Eight-Month Closure To Repair And Preserve Its Historic Structure, Making It More Resilient To Extreme Weather, Ensuring That Services Can Continue To Run Safely And Reliably For Generations To Come. Repairs To The Pier Are Ongoing But Are Not Impacting Train Services. During The Previous Closure, Engineers Built A New Under-Track Crossing At Brading To Safely Allow Essential Cabling To Be Transferred From One Side Of The Railway To The Other. This Was Brought Forward Thanks To Additional Funding From The Department For Transport. During A Whole Line Closure In September 2024, Engineers Completed A Wide Range Of Important Maintenance Work Which Included: Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Tom Moore Communications Manager Network Rail 07354531500 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
