Baldrine railway station explained

Baldrine
Native Name Lang:gv
Native Name:Balley Drine
Type:Manx Electric Railway
Address:Lonan, Isle Of Man
Coordinates:Pole Nos. 215-216
Structure:Waiting Shelter
Platform:Ground Level
Tracks:Two Running Lines
Parking:None
Owned:Isle Of Man Railways
Former:Manx Electric Railway Co.

Baldrine Station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Valley Drine) is a railway halt in the Isle of Man. It is an intermediate request stop on the east coast route of the Manx Electric Railway in the village of Baldrine in the parish of Lonan, on the route to Ramsey.

Location

This halt can be found between Onchan and Laxey. It lies behind the local chapel and serves the small village of the same name. Nearby is the local Methodist Chapel and meeting room, the tramway passes to the rear of this building.

Facilities

The halt has a small corrugated iron shelter in typical Manx Electric Railway style which is regularly tended by locals who provide flower displays and keep the area smart. The station is on the main coast road between Douglas and Ramsey. To the north side of the station there is also a minor road. The site is a typical rural railway scene, unchanged for many years.

Sponsorship

The station is tended to by a local group from the Women's Institute who look after the general cleanliness of the station and add flower beds and baskets to the station in the summer months.

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

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