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Location notes
Ryde is a busy town on the Isle of Wight.
Railway type and traffic
Half a dozen ex-underground units currently operate on the line, which sees 2 journeys up and down the line every hour, although Sunday generally sees an hourly service.
Environment
This particular location is the Station in the centre of the town.
Road directions
From the islands capital, Newport, Ryde is reached by taking the A3054 Eastwards. The station itself is off St.Johns road and is well signposted.
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Parking
There should be enough room to park your motor in the station car park. If the car park is full, there should be ample parking in the nearby streets.
Public transport
Amenities
The station does provide toilet facilities. There are a few nearby corner-shops, but a short walk, drive, or a journey on the train to the sea-front will present you with a plethora of cafes, fast-food outlets and cafes.
Accommodation
There are plenty of hotels and inns in the area.
Sun Compass
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Isle of Wight, Ryde St.Johns
Streetmap links
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Isle of Wight, Ryde St.Johns
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Isle of Wight, Ryde St.Johns
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Isle of Wight, Ryde St.Johns general view map
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Isle of Wight, Ryde St.Johns
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Photographic notes
Shots can be taken from all platforms, and don`t forget the foootbridge!
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking north
Fig 4 - The Depot
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
