Lewaigue railway station
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| Lewaigue Halt Staad Lewaigue Manx Electric Railway |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | Maughold, Isle Of Man |
| Coordinates | Pole Nos. 811-812 |
| Structure | Waiting Shelter |
| Platforms | Ground Level |
| Tracks | Two Running Lines |
| Parking | None |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Owned by | Isle Of Man Heritage Railways |
| Formerly | Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
Lewaigue Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
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[edit] Location
The stop can be found between Ballajora Station and 'Belle Vue (For Port-E-Vullen)'. The poles bearing the overhead lines on the line are numbered from Derby Castle, the railway's southern terminus, and Lewaigue Halt can be found between pole numbers 811 and 812. The halt is located on Jack's Lane (designated C13) in the hamlet of Lewaigue
[edit] Usage
The stop is widely used by The Venture Centre, a nearby outdoor pursuits centre. The stop consists of a waiting shelter for passengers, erected in 1987. Prior to this there was no shelter at this stop.
| Preceding station | Manx Electric Railway | Following station | ||
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| Dreemskerry Farm | Douglas - Ramsey | Belle Vue |
[edit] Also
Manx Electric Railway Stations
[edit] References
- Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 9781872524528.
- Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0948135387.
- Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0950593303.
- Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0.
[edit] Sources
- Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
- Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
- Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
Coordinates: 54°18′09″N 4°21′11″W / 54.3025°N 4.35306°W
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