Baldrine railway station

Baldrine Balley Drine
Manx Electric Railway
General information
Location	Lonan, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	54°12′08″N4°24′44″W / 54.202266°N 4.412315°W / 54.202266; -4.412315
Pole Nos.	215-216
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.
Location

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.

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

References

• Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN   978-1-872524-52-8.
• Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN   0-948135-38-7.
• Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN   0-9505933-0-3.
• Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN   1-870119-32-0.

Sources

• Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
• Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
• Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways