St. Germain's railway station

Infobox Station
name = St. Germain's
type = Manx Northern Railway station


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St. Germain's railway station was a stopping place on the Manx Northern Railway on the Isle of Man and opened on start date|1879|9|23|df=yes.

Prior to the opening of Peel Road station, St. Germain's was the preferred disembarkation point for Peel bound passengers from the Ramsey Train. This was because it was far quicker to walk to Peel from here, than to travel to St. John's and change trains for Peel.

The distinctive station building is on the northerly side of the small village; these days it serves as a private dwelling but its design clearly shows its origins as a station. Consisting of two tall gables and associated buildings, all constructed on local sandstone it is of the same design as the stations at Ballaugh and Kirk Michael, both of which also still survive today. This station however was not latterly manned and although the passing loop was seldom used in later years it remained in place until closure in 1968.

The station sits to the side of a main road and is still viewable today, the railway being converted into a footpath ensuring you can still give the building fairly close inspection.

Route

Rail line
previous = Peel Road
towards St. John's
next = Gob-y-Deigan
towards Ramsey
route = Manx Northern Railway
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ee also

*Isle of Man Railway stations
*Manx Northern Railway

References

*cite web
url = http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/st_germains/index.shtml
title = St. Germain's on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations web site