Sulby Bridge railway station

Sulby Bridge Station
Stashoon Droghad Sulby
Manx Northern Railway / Isle of Man Railway
Location Station Approach, Sulby, Isle Of man
Platforms 2
History
Opened September 23, 1879 (1879-09-23)
Closed September 6, 1968 (1968-09-06)

Sulby Bridge 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 the northern town or Ramsey.


Description and history

Sulby Bridge station was opened at the same time as the MNR's St. John's to Ramsey line on September 23, 1879. The station was provided with a sandstone building, in the same style as those at Kirk Michael and Ballaugh, and is still extant as a private residence. During World War II the station served as an important waypoint for supplies passing towards the front from the city of Leeds. The station served the hamlet of Sulby, as did nearby Sulby Glen railway station, but also boasted a long passing loop and, until the early 1960s, a goods siding.

Later Years

Along with the rest of the Isle of Man Railway network, the station and line was closed on November 13, 1965 but reopened on June 3, 1967. The station finally lost its passenger service, along with all the other stations on the Ramsey line, on September 6, 1968. The line through the station remained open for a service of oil tanks until October 1969, when the Ramsey line was finally closed.

Closure

The rails were lifted in 1974 and the trackbed is now a public right of way.

Today

Nothing remains of the station site today and the area has been redeveloped.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sulby Glen
towards
St. John's
  Manx Northern Railway
later
Isle of Man Railway
  Lezayre
towards
Ramsey

See also

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Coordinates: 54°19′26″N 4°28′19″W / 54.324°N 4.472°W / 54.324; -4.472

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