‘Life-expired’ Island Line to close again this autumn

The railway on the Isle of Wight will be closing again in September, so that engineers can carry out more work on the Victorian Ryde Pier, which has been closed at various times for upgrades and maintenance since October 2022. Although trains will only be replaced by buses between Ryde and Shanklin for a month from 6 September, Ryde Pier will not open to rail traffic again until May next year.