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Snow Alert: Island Travel Information (Wednesday 6th) (Update 15)

Wednesday, 6th January, 2010 at 6:52 am, Isle of Wight

Bus, Ferry, Island-wide, News

Last Updated: 16.12pm

This page will be updated throughout the day with the latest travel information including bus, train and cross-Solent service as well as the Cowes floating bridge. Not forgetting the roads.

Bus services
At present no bus services are currently operating across the Island due to the severe weather conditions.

This includes School Bus services and Wight Bus services.

Cross-Solent Travel
WightLink have a reduced service is in operation.

The car ferry services between Portsmouth and Fishbourne are running an hourly service, on the hour, every hour.

The catamaran service is as follows:
From Portsmouth Harbour – 15 minutes past the hour
From Ryde Pier – 45 minutes past the hour

The catamaran service between Portsmouth and Ryde is as follows:

From Portsmouth Harbour From Ryde
12.15 12.45
12.40 13.10
13.40 14.10
14.40 15.10
15.40 16.10
16.15 16.45

Thereafter services will be departing from Portsmouth Harbour at 15 minutes past the hour and from Ryde Pier at 45 minutes past the hour.

Lymington-Yarmouth is running as per the advertised timetables.

Red Funnel car ferry is operating as normal.

Red Jet Hi-Speed
Red Jet Hi-Speed service is operating at xx15 from Southampton and xx45 from West Cowes.
8.10am Red Jet are now operating a normal service,

UPDATE 14:00: One jet service for the rest of today.

Southampton
14:15, 15:15, 16:15, 17:15, 18:15, 19:15 and then resumes normal timetable: 20:45, 21:45 & 22:45

West Cowes
14:45, 15:45, 16:45, 17:45, 18:45, 19:45 and then resumes normal timetable: 21:15, 22:15 & 23:15

Hovertravel are running every half hour rather than every 15 mins service

Train
A mentioned last night, a reduced service will operate on Island Line train, at the following times

* 45 minutes past each hour from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin
* 15 minutes past each hour from Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head

Floating bridge
At the moment, the Cowes chain ferry is operating as normal.

Roads and parking
The council tell us that they’ll be taking a reasonable approach to cars that have been abandoned in restricted areas.

If it is safe to move your abandoned car, the Council urge you to do so.

We’re also advised that no roads have specifically been closed due to the snow. This may change as ongoing inspections return results.

However Yarmouth Road is passable with care due to several abandoned vehicles on highway.

Havenstreet Main Road and Cowleaze Hill, Shanklin are both impassable due to snow.

Calbourne Road is blocked due to fallen trees.

Victoria Road, Cowes is impassable due to snow.

Middle Road at Apse Down is impassable due to trees down blocking highway, tree surgeon on site.

Quarr Hill is passable with care due to abandoned vehicles on highway.

Freshwater Road between Freshwater & Calbourne is impassable due to snow.

Newport – Ryde Main Road is impassable due to snow and stationary traffic.

Staplers Road, Newport is impassable due to a fallen tree.

Whippingham, near Folly turn off, due to a blocking the road causing tailbacks in both directions.

Calbourne Road between Calbourne and Carisbrooke is impassable due to snow.

Shalfleet (by garage) is impassable due to jack-knifed lorry.

Calbourne Road between Calbourne and Betty Haunt Lane is closed due to risk of falling trees / branches.

Ningwood Hill, Cranmore is impassable due to snow.

Egypt Hill, Cowes impassable due to snow.

George Street, Ryde is impassable due to snow.

West Street, Godshill is closed at the request of the Police.

Brading Downs Road is closed due to snow.

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15 Responses to “Snow Alert: Island Travel Information (Wednesday 6th) (Update 15)”

  1. +1 Click if you like this comment Matthew Somerfield     says:
    6, January 2010 at 8:30 am

    Just been in Trafalgar Road in Newport (Opposite Moreys) watching a bus going a little sideways as he approuched out of the one way section.

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  2. +8 Click if you like this comment Jan     says:
    6, January 2010 at 10:16 am

    Well done to the Lakeside Hotel in Wootton! They reduced their room prices by £35 a night to allow people who were stranded to have affordable accomodation… and kept their kitchens open for food. I am impressed! Lets face it, some Hotels would try to make a killing out of peoples misfortune! Well done Lakeside!!

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  3. +3 Click if you like this comment SBC     says:
    6, January 2010 at 10:45 am

    I BET THE ONLY COUNCIL SERVICE WORKING TODAY IS THE TRAFFIC WARDENS. LETS JUST HOPE THE NOTEPAD IS BIG ENOUGH.

    IF THEY CAN DO IT WITH CARNIVALS, WHY STOP THERE

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  4. Click if you like this comment Debbie     says:
    6, January 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Hi
    Any news on IslandLine ?
    I just called a Shanklin taxi driver & he thinks maybe it stopped running…

    Calls to SouthWest trains & St Johns Rd station are on answering machine & National Rail website is timing out due to volume of traffic.

    Any help appreciated

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  5. Click if you like this comment Debbie     says:
    6, January 2010 at 12:57 pm

    I just talked to someone who drove (with care) from Newport to Wroxall ok.

    Main roads a bit slushy, sideroads the worst bit…

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  6. Click if you like this comment brian exton     says:
    6, January 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Have there been any snow ploughs, salters or gritters on the roads as I, nor others I have spoken to, have seen any? There certainly have’nt been any round here,(Ryde).

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