📋 Tender Overview
Improvement Works Will Run On The Island Line From 18 October To 17 November, With A Mix Of Full And Partial Closures. The Closure Will Be Done In Two Parts With The Whole Line Closed From 18 October To 3 November. On 3 November, Trains Will Only Run Between Ryde St Johns Road And Shanklin, While We Carry Out Works In The Ryde Area. Prior To Reopening On 17 November, The Full Line Will Be Closed On Sunday 16 November. During This Time, Engineers Will Be Carrying Out The Following Works: Speaking On Behalf Of South Western Railway And Network Rail, George Murrell, Wessex Route Renewals Director, Said: We Are Very Sorry For The Latest Line Closure On The Isle Of Wight And We Know That Residents Are Frustrated With The Disruption. We Have Chosen This Time To Close The Line As It Is After The Summer Season To Ensure Disruption Is Kept To A Minimum. Conditions In Ryde Tunnel Are Some Of The Most Extreme In The Country With Pumps Needed To Keep The Line Dry. By Having The Whole Line Closed, We Are Able To Carry Out Extensive Maintenance And Assessments Over The Whole Line And Can Make Immediate Improvements Where Possible. We Can Also Identify Which Areas Need More Extensive Work To Allow Island Line To Thrive For Years To Come. 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:
