Sea Links
A number of coastal railway stations in the United Kingdom serve to provide connections to ferry services to a number of destinations. Most of the ferry operators in these cases set their timetable to run in conjunction with the arrivals and departures of rail services from the stations serving the ferry terminals. A handful of these even offer integrated pricing for both rail and ferry travel – because the Island Line is part of the National Rail network, passengers can purchase tickets for travel to any of the stations on the Isle of Wight from any other station in Great Britain. This ticket also covers the cost of passage on the Wightlink catamaran from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head. It is also possible to purchase ferry inclusive tickets from any station in Great Britain to Cowes on the Isle of Wight using the Red Funnel catamaran from Southampton to West Cowes, although there are no rail connections on the Isle of Wight for this service.
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Famous quotes containing the words sea and/or links:
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
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—John Berger (b. 1926)