Ballaugh railway station

Ballaugh Station
*Stashoon Raad-Yiarn Balley Ny Loghey*
Ballaugh Station; Stashoon Raad-Yiarn Balley Ny Loghey
	The Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd.; The Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd.
Location	Station Road, Ballaugh
Coordinates	54.310°N 4.541°W
Owned by	Isle of Man Railway Co.
Platforms	Two, Ground Level
Tracks	Two
Construction
Structure type	Station (Demolished)
Parking	None Provided
History
Opened	23 September 1879
Closed	1968[1]
Previous names	Manx Northern Railway Co.
Passengers Passenger / Livestock / Goods
Services
	Waiting Room / Toilets / Booking Hall

Ballaugh Station was a mandatory stopping place on the Manx Northern Railway that ran between St. John's and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. It opened when the line was opened and was later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Ballaugh.

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 and Sulby Bridge 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 - 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 in the west and Lezayre in the east. The walking of dogs along this footpath is prohibited.

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bishop's Court towards St. John's		Manx Northern Railway later Isle Of Man Railway		Ballavolley Halt towards Ramsey

References

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/ballaugh/index.shtml

"Ballaugh Station - Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations".

Sources

[Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association]

Subterranea Britannica - Ballaugh Station

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[1] ttp://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/ballaugh/index.shtml