Sulby Bridge railway station

Sulby Bridge Railway Station Stashoon Raad-Yiarn Droghad Sulby
The Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. The Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd.
Location	Station Approach, Sulby, Isle of Man
Platforms	2
History
Opened	23 September 1879 (1879-09-23)
Closed	6 September 1968 (1968-09-06)

Sulby Bridge 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[]

• [Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association]

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