Brading railway station
General information | |||||
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Location | Brading, Isle of Wight England | ||||
Coordinates | 50°40′41″N 1°08′20″W / 50.678°N 1.139°W | ||||
Grid reference | SZ609868 | ||||
Managed by | Island Line | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BDN | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 23 August 1864 | ||||
Original company | Isle of Wight Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 January 1967 | Closed for electrification | ||||
20 March 1967 | Reopened | ||||
28 October 1988 | Signal box & platform 2 closed, removal of passing loop | ||||
3 January 2021 | Closed for upgrade works | ||||
1 November 2021 | Reopened; passing loop reinstalled, recommissioning of platform 2 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 42,170 | ||||
2019/20 | 32,842 | ||||
2020/21 | 4,276 | ||||
2021/22 | 10,410 | ||||
2022/23 | 16,378 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Brading Railway Station Main Building | ||||
Designated | 14 April 1986 | ||||
Reference no. | 1034363[1] | ||||
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Brading railway station is a
History
The station was opened in 1864 by the Isle of Wight Railway on their initial Ryde-Shanklin line. In 1882 it became a junction station, when the Brading-Bembridge branch line opened as part of the Brading Haven reclamation scheme. The branch line closed to passengers in 1953 and completely in 1957.
Under Southern Railway ownership, the passing loop was extended southwards from Brading to Sandown in 1927, forming a second section of
Brading was one of the last stations on the British Rail network to retain
Brading signalbox closed on 28 October 1988, and the passing loop at Brading station was removed, meaning that only one platform remained in use. This meant trains could no longer run at even 30-minute intervals on the line.
The current footbridge was installed in the late 1990s, as part of Railtracks Station Regeneration Programme - the original bridge was no longer safe. The replacement is an identical copy of the original, which was taken to the McAlpine collection in Oxfordshire.
Reinstatement of passing loop
An announcement on 16 September 2019 confirmed that a passing loop would be reinstated at Brading to allow trains to run at regular half-hourly intervals.
Facilities
The restored signal box and station buildings are now home to a heritage centre, café, museum and a Tourist Information Point,[13] along with a bike hire shop.
No railway staff are present at the station, with tickets available from an automatic machine or from the guard on board the train.
Services
All services at Brading are operated by Island Line using Class 484 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[14]
- 2 tph to Ryde Esplanade of which 1 continues to Ryde Pier Head
- 2 tph to Shanklin
These services call at all stations, except Smallbrook Junction, which is served only during operating dates for the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Island Line | Steam operating days only |
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Disused railways | ||||
Terminus | British Rail Southern Region |
St Helens
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References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Brading Railway Station Main Building (1034363)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2017
- ISBN 1-85414-276-3.
- ISBN 1-85414-276-3.
- ^ Historic England, "Brading Railway Station Signal Box (1034364)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Brading Railway Station Main Building on East Platform (1291364)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Brading Railway Station Footbridge (1365330)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Station House (1219685)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 June 2017
- ^ a b "£26m announced for Island rail line". 16 September 2019.
- ^ Bex Pearce (16 January 2020). "£1m raised through Solent LEP and IW council unlocks £26m investment for Island Line". On The Wight. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Isle of Wight — Island Rail Upgrade". Bidstats. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Stuart George (22 January 2020). "Hear latest on buses, trains and road travel from Isle of Wight Bus and Rail Users' Group meeting". On The Wight. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Isle of Wight rail line reopens 10 months after £26m overhaul". BBC News. 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Brading Station Visitor Centre". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Table 167 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
- Train times and station information for Brading railway station from National Rail