Lake railway station is a station on the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Is ...

serving the village of

Lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

, situated in a quiet residential area not far from Lake Cliff Gardens and the beach at

Sandown Bay Sandown Bay is a broad open bay which stretches for much of the length of the Isle of Wight's southeastern coast. It extends from Culver Down, near Yaverland in the northeast of the Island, to just south of Shanklin, near the village of Lucc ...

. Until the construction of an interchange station with the Isle of Wight Steam Railway at

Smallbrook Junction Smallbrook Junction railway station is a railway station on the Isle of Wight, England. It is unusual because it has no public access but exists purely to provide a connection between two rail systems. Another similar station is Manulla Junction ...

in 1991, this station was the newest on the island having opened by

British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four (British ra ...

in 1987. The Station is formed of a single wooden platform with a shelter. The station is served by South Western Railway under their

Island Line Island Line or Island line may refer to: * Island line (MTR), one of the lines of the MTR metro system in Hong Kong * Island Line, Isle of Wight, a railway line on the Isle of Wight, England ** Island Line (brand) Island Line is a brand of the ...

branding using Class 484 units formed from refurbished Ex London Underground D78 Stock. This follows the retirement of the Class 483 units which were formed from former London Underground 1938 Tube Stock. As of May 2022, there are two trains in each direction per hour during the peak and one during the off-peak. Services call at all stations except

, which operates only during steam operating dates and times, and only one service an hour calls at Ryde Pier Head.

Gallery

File:PLK sgn pst37.JPG, Signpost to station from A3055 File:PFrom sidrd38.JPG, Approaching from Araluen Way File:P1UP2HtthRD39.JPG, Underpass to Heath Road File:PLk NtcBrd49.JPG, Noticeboard by phonebox File:PLkLKdwnPLtfm46.JPG, The platform File:PLk tckt99.JPG, Lake to Shanklin train ticket taken in 2007

External links

{{coord, 50.6463, N, 1.1664, W, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Railway stations on the Isle of Wight DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987 Island Line railway stations (Isle of Wight)