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Sulby Bridge Railway Station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Droghad Sulby) was a station on the Manx Northern Railway (MNR), later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Sulby in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and Ramsey.

Description and history

Sulby Bridge station was opened at the same time as the MNR's St. John's to Ramsey line on 23 September 1879 (1879-09-23). The station was provided with a sandstone building, in the same style as those at Kirk Michael and Ballaugh, and is still extant as a private residence. The station served the village of Sulby, as did nearby Sulby Glen railway station, but also had a long passing loop and, until the early 1960s, a goods siding.

Later years

The station and line were closed on 13 November 1965 (1965-11-13) but reopened on 3 June 1967 (1967-06-03). The station finally lost its passenger service, along with all the other stations on the St John's to Ramsey line, on 6 September 1968 (1968-09-06). The line through the station remained open for a service of oil tanks until October 1969 (1969-10), when the line was finally closed.

The rails were lifted in 1974 and the trackbed is now a public right of way. Nothing remains of the station site today and the area has been redeveloped.

Route

See also

• Isle of Man Railway stations
• Manx Northern Railway
• Sulby

References

• "Sulby Bridge station at the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website".
• Heavyside, Tom (August 2004). Narrow Gauge Branch Lines – Douglas to Ramsey. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-39-X.

Sources

54°19′26″N 4°28′19″W / 54.324°N 4.472°W / 54.324; -4.472

• Railway stations in the Isle of Man opened in 1879
• Railway stations in the Isle of Man closed in 1968