Minorca Halt

Minorca Halt Staad Minorca Manx Electric Railway
Station statistics
Address	Laxey, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 409-410
Structure	Shelter Only
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.

Minorca Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Location

It is situated next to the viaduct of the same name and in typical style of the railway is served only by a corrugated iron hut painted in the familiar colour scheme of green and cream. The hut that stands at this halt was originally erected in about 1900 at Halfway House and later removed to its present location.

Vantagepoint

The site is a favourite one with photographers as it offers an impressive view of the line's climb out of the village on the ascent to the summit of the line at Bulgham Bay, as well as capturing the impressive castellated viaduct of the same name, with its distinctive red brick-topped turrets.

Access

The halt is accessible via a series of steps to the old road below.

Route

Preceding station		Manx Electric Railway		Following station
Dumbell's Row		Douglas - Ramsey		Old Road

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

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. 

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