Lake railway station
Lake railway station is a station on the Isle of Wight serving the village of Lake, situated in a quiet residential area not far from Lake Cliff Gardens and the beach at Sandown Bay. Until the construction of an interchange station with the Isle of Wight Steam Railway at Smallbrook Junction in 1991, this station was the newest on the island having opened by British Rail in 1987. The Station is formed of a single platform with a shelter.
Lake  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lake, Isle of Wight United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | SZ590833 |
| Managed by | Island Line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LKE |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 11 May 1987 |
| Key dates | |
| 3 January 2021 | Closed for upgrade works |
| 1 November 2021 | Reopened |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  47,602 |
| 2018/19 | 43,236 |
| 2019/20 | 37,574 |
| 2020/21 | 4,378 |
| 2021/22 |  11,574 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Services
All services at Lake are operated by Island Line using Class 484 EMUs.
As of April 2023, the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]
- 2 tph to Ryde Esplanade
- 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.
Services are currently terminating at Ryde Esplanade instead of Ryde Pier Head due to Network Rail refurbishment works taking place on Ryde Pier.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Line | ||||
References
- "Timetable 24: Ryde to Shanklin (Island Line)". South Western Railway. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- "Work progresses to preserve and refresh the Island Line's historic Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight – with completion expected in late spring". Network Rail. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
External links
- Train times and station information for Lake railway station from National Rail