Ballabeg tram stop

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Ballabeg

Balley Beg
Manx Electric Railway
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General information
LocationLonan, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 282-283
Owned by Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeWaiting Shelter
ParkingNone
History
Opened1894 (1894)
Previous names Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Ballabeg Station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Valley Beg) is a rural intermediate request stop on the coastal route of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man with a small station house constructed in 1905.

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Location

The station can be found between Onchan and Laxey on the island's eastern coast. It serves the small hamlet of Ballabeg; it is on the main coast road between Douglas and Ramsey.

Facilities

In 1905 a small hut (the "station house") was built here in typical style from corrugated iron with a pitched roof, and painted in standard green livery. After some years of neglect this was restored by local residents from 2005 to 2008. It largely serves local traffic, being on the outskirts of the residential area of the village.

Route

Preceding station Manx Electric Railway Following station
Ballagawne
towards Derby Castle
Douglas–Ramsey Lamb's Crossing

54°12′48″N4°24′20″W / 54.21333°N 4.40556°W / 54.21333; -4.40556

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