Historical Brading Railway Station Set For Modern Upgrades

Monday, 9 October 2023 16:55

By Louise Hill LDR

An Isle of Wight train station — built in the mid-1800s — could be getting modern upgrades.

Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to install train time displays and an audio announcement system, at the Grade II listed Brading Railway Station. It currently has neither.

Island Line trains run through the station, calling at Brading on its way from Shanklin to Ryde.

The electronic displays could be placed along the platforms and could tell awaiting passengers how long it is until the next train arrives, as is now common in most train stations across the country.

Trans Data Management, behind the plans, say the new installation aims to preserve the historic context of the station, without structurally or significantly altering its appearance.

Due to the heritage status of the station, the cabinet needed to hide the cabling for the audio system and display could be put next to the station master’s office on Platform 1.

The station opened in 1864 and has had trains calling at it ever since, with more regular trains running every half hour following the major investment in Island Line in 2019.

You can view the plans, 23/01647/LBC, on the Isle of Wight Council’s planning register.

Comments can be submitted until November 3.

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