The whole 8.5-mile route from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin will close from October 18-November 3. The Isle of Wight’s railway line will close yet again for a month, from October 18-November 17, the sixth time in five years it will be shut for repair work. The Isle of Wight’s railway line will close yet again for a month, from October 18-November 17, the sixth time in five years it will be shut for repair work. The whole 8.5-mile route from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin will close from October 18-November 3. Ryde Pier only reopened last May following the latest eight-month closure to repair the Victorian structure, with further work continuing without impacting train services.