Peel railway station
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Peel Railway Station
Stashoon Purt Ny H'inshey |
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| The Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | ||
The Station (After Closure)
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| Location | Station Place, Peel, Isle of Man, IM9 5LR. |
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| Owned by |
Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. Now Manx National Heritage |
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| Line(s) |
Peel Line Between Douglas & Peel |
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| Platforms |
Three, Half-Raised Various, Goods |
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| Tracks |
Four Running Lines Various Sidings |
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| Construction | ||
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Station Building Water Tower |
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| Parking | Roadside | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1 July 1873 | |
| Closed | 9 September 1968 | |
| Rebuilt | 1902 | |
| Services | ||
| Toilets, Waiting Room, Booking Facilities
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Peel Station was a terminus on the Isle of Man Railway; it served the city of Peel in the Isle of Man and was the final stopping place on a line that ran between Douglas and the city. It was part of the island's first railway line.
The station was built by the Isle of Man Railway and opened on 1 July 1873. The station was located at the end of the railway line from Douglas via St John's to the town of Peel. The decision to locate the station by the harbour was taken late in 1872 when the Isle of Man Railway abandoned plans to extend the line to Ramsey. The station building was located next to Peel harbour. A small goods depot was situated next to the platforms, on the side farthest from the harbour.
Most trains from Douglas to Peel were combined with trains to Ramsey. The two sections split at St John's. The IoMR timetable for July 1922 shows twelve trains arriving at Peel from Douglas on weekdays. Nine were 'split trains', whilst three were complete trains from Douglas. The first arrival was at 8.58am and the last was at 11.40pm. The average time taken for the 12 miles from Douglas was 40 minutes. Regular trains ran to and from Douglas until the line was closed on 13 November 1965. Services resumed on 3 June 1967, but ceased permanently on 7 September 1968. The reopening day of the line in 1967 saw the celebrations centred on this station and nearly all the railway's servicable rolling stock was on site together with five steam locomotives on the day, and a fair held on the station forecourt to mark the event. The last time a locomotive was on the site was in 1998 as part of the Steam 125 celebrations marking the anniversary of the line's opening when locomotive No. 1 Sutherland was operated on a short section of temporary track in the car park which was once the island platform. At various times there have been plans to create short sections of track from the station but none of these have ever come to fruition, though the Manx Transport Museum Group have their headquarters in the nearby former brickworks office, holding a number of railway-related items.
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