Ballaugh Station (
Manx: ''Stashoon Raad Yiarn Valley Ny Loghey'') was a mandatory
stopping place on the
Manx Northern Railway
The Manx Northern Railway (MNR) was the second common carrier railway built in the Isle of Man. It operated as an independent concern only from 1879 to 1905.
History
When the people in the town of Ramsey realised their town was not going to ...
that ran between
St. John's and
Ramsey
Ramsey may refer to:
Geography British Isles
* Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, a small market town in England
* Ramsey, Essex, a village near Harwich, England
** Ramsey and Parkeston, a civil parish formerly called just "Ramsey"
* Ramsey, Isle of Man, t ...
in the
Isle of Man
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. It opened when the line was opened and was later owned and operated by the
Isle of Man Railway
The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) ( gv, Raad Yiarn Vannin) is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin on the Isle of Man. The line is narrow gauge and long. It is the remainder of what was a much ...
; it served the village of
Ballaugh
Ballaugh ( ; , ) is a small village on the Isle of Man in the parish of Ballaugh (parish), the same name, in the sheading of Michael (parish), Michael. It is the only village in the parish.
The parish adjoins Jurby to the north, Lezayre to the e ...
.
Description
The building was erected for the opening of the railway although there is now little sign of it on the site; the station building itself was of similar construction to the ones at both
Kirk Michael
Michael ( gv, Maayl) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) and consists of the three historic parishes of Ballaugh, Jurby and Michael.
Histo ...
and
Sulby Bridge
Sulby (; glv, Sulby) is a village in the parish of Kirk Christ Lezayre that is located on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey in the Isle of Man.
Location
Historically containing the ''Treen of the Curragh of Kirk Christ Lezayre'' and the ''Land o ...
but was demolished some time after the railway closed. The station was opened in 1879 and remained open until the railway closed in 1968. Although the station building has been demolished the large stone-built goods shed remains, as does the goods platform, the former being under the care of the local heritage trust which periodically opens the shed to display a variety of railway items including railwayana and former signage which was once displayed at the station from private collections. A private bungalow now stands on the site of the station building.
Location
The line itself crossed the main road from the village to
Jurby
Jurby ( on, djúra-bý – deer settlement - animal park) () is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north-west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Michael.
Local ...
- Station Road - and on the northerly side there was once a modest goods yard,
cattle dock and siding. The raised cattle dock is still visible along with a goods shed. Today the disused line is grassed over and is a popular footpath extending as far as
Kirk Michael
Michael ( gv, Maayl) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) and consists of the three historic parishes of Ballaugh, Jurby and Michael.
Histo ...
in the west and
Lezayre
Lezayre ( ; gv, Creest ny h-Ayrey), formally Kirk Christ Lezayre, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Ayre.
...
in the east. The walking of dogs along this footpath is prohibited.
Route
See also
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Isle of Man Railway stations
This article details each of the lines operated by the Isle of Man Railway, including the original line to Peel in the west, opened in 1873, followed by the Port Erin line the following year (which is still fully operational today), as well as t ...
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Manx Northern Railway
The Manx Northern Railway (MNR) was the second common carrier railway built in the Isle of Man. It operated as an independent concern only from 1879 to 1905.
History
When the people in the town of Ramsey realised their town was not going to ...
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Ballaugh
Ballaugh ( ; , ) is a small village on the Isle of Man in the parish of Ballaugh (parish), the same name, in the sheading of Michael (parish), Michael. It is the only village in the parish.
The parish adjoins Jurby to the north, Lezayre to the e ...
References
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Sources
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sle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association
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Subterranea Britannica - Ballaugh Station
Railway stations in the Isle of Man
Railway stations opened in 1879
Railway stations closed in 1968