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Railway stop on the Isle of Man, the UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Watson's Crossing (Manx: Crossag Watson) is a stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Watson's Crossing Crossag Watson | |
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Manx Electric Railway | |
General information | |
Location | Maughold, Isle Of Man |
Coordinates | Pole Nos. 636-637 |
Owned by | Isle Of Man Railways |
Platforms | Ground Level |
Tracks | Two Running Lines |
Construction | |
Structure type | None |
Parking | None |
History | |
Opened | 1911 |
Previous names | Manx Electric Railway Co. |
Being a rural stop, it 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. The crossings/halts usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here.
Unofficial halts such as this 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 | ||
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Ballgorry towards Derby Castle |
Douglas–Ramsey | Dolland towards Ramsey Station |
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