Ryde Esplanade

Ryde Esplanade station, The Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight
PO33 2HE

Station Message

There will be no platform assistance or waiting room available at Ryde Esplanade from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 October 2026.

Ryde Esplanade at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is no information about accessibility

Accessible Taxis

There is taxi provision

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Accessible Booking Office Counter

Yes

Customer Help Points

Ryde Esplanade Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0:

Ticket Office (Staffed Hours)


Please go to the ticket office during staffed hours. If no staff are available, make your way to the platform.

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

There is no Low-Level counter here

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Yes

Induction Loop

Induction loops are at designated listening areas

National Key Toilets

Yes

Passenger Assistance

Ryde Esplanade Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0
Location :

Ticket Office (Staffed Hours)


Please go to the ticket office during staffed hours. If no staff are available, make your way to the platform.

Ramp For Train Access

Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance

Step Free Access

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

Step-free access category A.

There is step-free access to the platform via a short (3.3m) ramp (1:13 gradient).

Step Free Category

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

Wheelchairs Available

Yes

This station does not offer

Accessible Parking, Accessible Public Telephones, Escalator Information, Lifts, Nearest Accessible Stations, Staff Help Available, Ticket Barriers

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Island Line

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Office
Collect from Ticket Machine

Smartcards

Ryde Esplanade ticket office can issue new smartcards and sell tickets to smartcards including Flexi Seasons.


Top-up at Ticket Office
Top-up at Ticket Machine
Validators Available

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection, Concourse
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

Ticket Office

Yes

This station does not offer

Contactless, London Fare Zone, Oyster, Travel Centre

Bus Services

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Cycle Storage Cctv

Yes

Cycle Storage Type

Racks

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Drop Off Pick Up

Drop-off Points
Point 1: Drop-off/pick-up
Same Side As Station:
Waiting Area: This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point
Facility Type:
Car Capacity: There is space for up to 3 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up
Ramp Deployable:
Help Point: There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

Rail Replacement Services

During planned engineering work and unplanned disruption, rail replacement buses will use the following bus stops

To Ryde Pier Head: a shuttle bus will operate from the 20 minutes bay near the entrance to the pier.

To Ryde St Johns Road, Brading, Sandown, Lake and Shanklin: from Bus Stand D in the Bus Station.

Taxi Rank

There is taxi provision
Taxi rank, (southwest entrance) via Esplanade
Configuration : Taxis can pick up and wait at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is via controlled roadway crossing
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps can be deployed from the rear and side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

Taxi rank, (southeast entrance over footbridge) via Quay Road
Configuration : Taxis only drop off at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is via controlled roadway crossing
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps can be deployed from the rear and side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

This station does not offer

Airport, Car Hire, Car Park, Cycle Hire, Cycle Storage Location, Cycle Storage Sheltered, Cycle Storage Spaces, Parking Spaces, Port, Rail Replacement Maps

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Customer Service

Please contact our Customer Services Department on 0345 6000 650

Help Points

All Help Points have induction loops

Helpline

Assistance is available to customers boarding and alighting trains, at all times trains are running. At this station assistance is provided by the Guard on board the train. You can book assistance up to 2 hours before your journey when travelling on South Western Railway. Planning in advance isn't always possible so do not worry if you haven't booked - our staff will do their best to assist you onto your preferred train. You can use our 24 hour Assisted Boarding Points service via WhatsApp or Telephone: 0800 528 6599. More information here: here

Only boarding/alighting assistance is available from the guard. If more help is required through the station, please contact our Assisted Travel team on 0800 528 2100.

Meeting point for assistance - Assisted Boarding Point on platforms.

A ramp to board the train is available at all times, both for pre-booked and Turn Up and Go assistance.

Information Available

Yes - from help point

Lost Property

Yes

Staffing Level

Unstaffed

This station does not offer

Left Luggage

Atm Machine

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Printed Local Information

There is no printed information available

Refreshment Facilities

Yes

Toilets

Yes

Waiting Room

Opening Times
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
09:00:00.000 - 16:00:00.000

Saturday
09:00:00.000 - 17:00:00.000

Sunday
10:15:00.000 - 15:00:00.000

This station does not offer

Baby Change, Bureau De Change, Defibrillator, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Post Box, Request Stop, Shops, Trolleys

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