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Port St. Mary Railway Station Stashoon Raad-Yiarn Purt Le Moirrey | |
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The Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | |
General information | |
Location | Station Road, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, IM8 4FW. |
Coordinates | Ordnance Survey National Grid 54.081°N 4.743°W |
Owned by | Isle of Man Government Department of Infrastructure |
Line(s) | Port Erin (South) line Between Douglas & Port Erin |
Platforms | One, raised One Goods, Disused |
Tracks | Running line Goods Siding |
Construction | |
Structure type | Station & Goods Shed |
Parking | Dedicated |
Accessible | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1 August 1874 |
Closed | Seasonally (Since 1965) |
Rebuilt | 1898 / 1901 |
Port St Mary Railway Station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Phurt Le Moirrey) is a station in Port St Mary in the south of the Isle of Man and is served by the Isle of Man Railway, having first opened in 1874 when the line to nearby Port Erin was completed. It forms part of the sole remaining section of the railway which once covered a network of some 46 miles across the island. The station is less than a mile away from the terminus and has no passing loop or run-round facilities, but a siding serving the goods shed was lifted in the 1979 but reinstated in 2002 at the same time as the whole of the permanent way was replaced along the line. When reinstated, the siding was not connected to the imposing goods shed, however in the winter of 2007/2008 rail connections were restored. A second siding which once served the rear of the shed was removed in 1974 and has not been replaced. Both sets of facing points were on the northern approach, the second lifted siding running parallel to the shed access as far as the exterior loading platform.