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A Class 483 unit in service in London Transport livery at Ryde Esplanade. The line starts at Ryde Pier Head station, [a] which is located at the sea end of Ryde Pier and connects with cross−Solent ferry services to/from Portsmouth Harbour operated by Wightlink.
The Portsmouth line was extended to Portsmouth Harbour, opening on 2 October 1876; [6] Portsmouth station was renamed Portsmouth Town on the same day. [7] In 1877, the LSWR and LBSCR were jointly authorised to build a new pier at Ryde , a railway line along that pier, and a connection from that line to the Isle of Wight Railway (IWR) at Ryde St ...
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes across The Solent between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the south of England. It operates car ferries between Lymington and Yarmouth, and Portsmouth and Fishbourne and a fast passenger-only catamaran between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier.
HSC FastCat Ryde is a high speed catamaran ferry. The vessel was originally built in Singapore for service in the Philippines as Water Jet 1.She was bought by Wightlink in 2000 and following an extensive refit entered service on the Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route in August of that year along with her sister ship HSC FastCat Shanklin.
Ryde Pier Head railway station is one of three stations in the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Situated at the end of the town's pier , it is adjacent to the terminal for the Wightlink fast catamaran service connecting the island with Portsmouth on the English mainland.
A catamaran service run by Wightlink operates from Ryde Pier to Portsmouth Harbour, which connects with both Island Line trains and mainland trains to London Waterloo. The Island Line Trains service runs from Ryde Pier Head via Ryde Esplanade to Shanklin, a distance of 8.5 miles (14 km). Ryde St John's Road railway station lies further south in ...
HSC Wight Ryder I is one of two high-speed passenger catamarans operated by Wightlink on the Ryde to Portsmouth ferry route. Both vessels left their construction site in the Philippines in June 2009, and began service in September 2009. In preparation for their arrival, berth improvements at Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier were carried out
Also from Portsmouth Harbour, Wightlink run passenger ferries to Ryde Pier. Wightlink also runs vehicle ferries from Portsmouth International Port to Fishbourne. From Portsmouth Port, Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries operate services to the Channel Islands, as well as mainland Europe. [17] [18] Between Southsea and Ryde, Hovertravel operate ...