Lewaigue railway station

Lewaigue Halt
Staad Lewaigue
Manx Electric Railway
Location Maughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates Pole Nos. 811-812
Owned by Isle Of Man Railways
Platforms Ground Level
Tracks Two Running Lines
Construction
Structure type Waiting Shelter
Parking None
History
Opened 1899 (1899)
Previous names Manx Electric Railway Co.

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

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

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

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

Sources

Coordinates: 54°18′09″N 4°21′11″W / 54.30250°N 4.35306°W / 54.30250; -4.35306

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