Lezayre railway station

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Lezayre Manx Northern Railway station
Platforms	1
Other information
Opened	September 23, 1879 (1879-09-23)
Closed	1958 (1958)

Lezayre station was a station on the Manx Northern Railway (MNR) on the Isle of Man.

1 Description and history
2 Later use
3 Route
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Description and history

Lezayre station, 7 August 1979

Lezayre station, situated on the outskirts of Ramsey, was opened at the same time as the MNR's St. John's to Ramsey line on September 23, 1879 (1879-09-23). The station was provided with a distinctive sandstone building, which was also used by the level crossing keeper. No raised platform or passing loop were provided, the track being ballasted up to rail level in a similar fashion to other stations on the line. Goods facilities were minimal, a siding being provided from 1884 until 1926.

The station was located in an isolated spot and was downgraded to a request stop as early as 1908. It was removed from the timetable from 1950 although trains continued to call there and tickets were available. The station was finally closed officially in 1958 although it was still possible to alight there by (unofficial) arrangement with the train crew.

Passenger services ceased altogether on November 13, 1965 (1965-11-13), when the whole network closed down. The line and the station were re-opened on June 3, 1967 (1967-06-03) under the auspices of the Marquess of Ailsa, but this stay of execution proved to be short-lived when the passenger service was withdrawn for the final time on September 6, 1968 (1968-09-06). The line through the station remained open for a short period to accommodate a freight service of oil tanks until October 1969 (1969-10) when the Ramsey line was finally closed. The track was lifted in 1974.

[edit] Later use

After the line closed, the station building spent a number of years in a derelict condition, before being fully restored for use as a private dwelling. It was then owned by a local enthusiast who installed a small section of rail to denote the building's origins, the railway having long since disappeared.