Baldrine railway station

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Baldrine

Balley Drine
Manx Electric Railway
Baldrine tram station (geograph 5078789).jpg
General information
LocationLonan, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 215-216
Owned by Isle Of Man Railways
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeWaiting Shelter
ParkingNone
History
Opened1899 (1899)
Previous names Manx Electric Railway Co.
The station Manx Electric Railway, Baldrine Station (geograph 5078734).jpg
The station

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.

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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.

Route

Preceding station Manx Electric Railway Following station
Ballamenagh
towards Derby Castle
Douglas–Ramsey Sunnycott
towards Ramsey Station

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

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