Ballig Halt

Ballig Halt
Staad Ballig
Manx Electric Railway
Station statistics
Address Maughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates Pole Nos. 587-589
Structure None
Platforms Ground Level
Tracks Two Running Lines
Parking None
Other information
Opened 1909 (1909)
Owned by Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

Ballig Halt is a stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

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Location

A rural wayside area, catering almost exclusively for local traffic. Due to the nature of the tramway's construction, the cars can stop and drop off almost anywhere and will do so within reason. For this reason a great number of localised stopping places have built up since the line was completed, many at the intersection of farmer's crossings like this one.

Naming

Crossings and halts such as this one usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here, but these unofficial halts never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names. Many do however now carry bus stop-type signs attached to traction poles, and these were fitted in line with then-management policy in 1999.

Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Ballellin   Douglas - Ramsey   Ballasholague

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

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