Lewaigue railway station

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Lewaigue Halt
Staad Lewaigue
Manx Electric Railway
Looking towards Ramsey from Port Lewaigue - geograph.org.uk - 61550.jpg
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 (1899)
Owned by Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
Formerly Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
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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
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

Coordinates: 54°18′09″N 4°21′11″W / 54.3025°N 4.35306°W / 54.3025; -4.35306

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