Peel Road railway station

Infobox Station
name = Peel Road
type = Manx Northern Railway station


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Peel Road was a station on the Manx Northern Railway's line between St. John's and Ramsey.

History and description

The station opened as "Poortown" in start date|1883|6 and served the hamlet of the same name on the outskirts of the westerly town of Peel. Facilities consisted of a simple wooden station building and a small raised platform, later accompanied by a grounded van body used as a permanent way store. The station was renamed "Peel Road" in 1885 to reflect the fact that it was the MNR station closest to Peel. At one time there was a sharply curving siding off the running line which facilitated the collection of stone from the nearby quarry, but the opening and closure dates are unknown. The station was closed in end date|1951|6, having become an unstaffed halt after 1937. It was still in evidence during the final season of operation in 1968 but as of 2007 there is little evidence of it, other than the vague outline of the old platform in the undergrowth.

Route

Rail line
previous = St. John's
original terminus
next = St. Germain's
towards Ramsey
route = Manx Northern Railway
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ee also

* Isle of Man Railway stations

References

* cite web
url = http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/p/peel_road/index.shtml
title = Peel Road on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations web site