Sulby Glen railway station
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Sulby Glen Railway Station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Ghlion Sulby) was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Sulby in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and Ramsey.
Sulby Glen Glion Sulby | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. The Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | ||
| General information | ||
| Location | Station Road, Sulby | |
| Coordinates | 54.3205°N 4.4928°W | |
| Owned by | Isle of Man Railway Co. | |
| Line(s) | North Line | |
| Platforms | One, Raised | |
| Tracks | One & Siding | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | Station & Goods Shed | |
| Parking | None Provided | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 23 September 1879 | |
| Closed | 6 September 1968 | |
| Rebuilt | 1903 | |
| Previous names | Manx Northern Railway Co. | |
| Passengers Waiting Room / Toilets / Booking Hall | ||
| Services | ||
| Passenger / Goods / Freight | ||
Layout
As the next stations on both sides were provided with passing loops, this station ran straight through.
Station building
The original station building, built from corrugated iron at the time of opening, was later deemed to be too close to the running line, and was rebuilt at the turn of the 20th century with a different style of building with a built-in canopy, making it unique in style among the Manx Northern Railway's stations.
Today
The station was closed, along with all other stations on the line, in 1968 and later converted to a private dwelling. The former platform has had a wall added to make another room for the house, but the original structure and purpose can clearly be seen from the nearby footpath that follows the trackbed. There was also a corrugated hut here as a goods shed/store and this is also still extant.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballavolley Halt towards St. John's | Manx Northern Railway later Isle of Man Railway | Sulby Bridge towards Ramsey |
See also
References
- "Subterranea Britannica - Closed Station".