page_title: Island Line, Isle of Wight
hierarchical_section_title: Island Line, Isle of Wight
caption_attribution_description: English: Class 483 Island Line train about to enter Ryde Tunnel. This tunnel is the reason these trains are used on the Isle of Wight. The tunnel roof is 10 inches too low to allow the use of standard height trains. This picture shows two units working in multiple to form a four car set.
context_page_description: The Island Line is a railway line on the Isle of Wight, running 8 ¹⁄₂ miles from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin on the Island's east coast. The line was electrified in 1967. Trains connect with passenger ferries to Portsmouth Harbour at Ryde Pier Head, and these ferries in turn connect with the rest of the National Rail network via the Portsmouth Direct Line. The line also connects to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, a steam-operated heritage railway at Smallbrook Junction. For much of its length the line runs alongside the A3055, criss-crossing this road by means of the Ryde Tunnel and bridges at Rowborough, Morton Common, Lake Hill and Littlestairs.
context_section_description: The Island Line is a railway line on the Isle of Wight, running 8 ¹⁄₂ miles (13.7 km) from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin on the Island's east coast. The line was electrified (630 V DC third rail) in 1967. Trains connect with passenger ferries to Portsmouth Harbour at Ryde Pier Head, and these ferries in turn connect with the rest of the National Rail network via the Portsmouth Direct Line. The line also connects to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, a steam-operated heritage railway at Smallbrook Junction. For much of its length the line runs alongside the A3055, criss-crossing this road by means of the Ryde Tunnel and bridges at Rowborough, Morton Common, Lake Hill and Littlestairs.
caption: A pair of Island Line Class 483s in London Underground livery entering the Ryde tunnel.
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