Laxey railway station

Laxey Railway Station is an interchange station in the village of on the east coast of the . It is the principal intermediate station on the Manx Electric Railway as well as being the lower terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Isle of Man, the UK
  • Also known as: “Laxey station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church Laxey and Great Laxey Mine Railway.

Church
Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was originally constructed to serve the 's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in . The 19 in gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the washing floors along a right of way that passes through the Isle of Man's only remaining railway tunnel under the 3 ft gauge Victorian Manx Electric Railway and the main A2 to coast road. is situated 200 metres north of Laxey railway station.

Building
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agneash and Ballabeg.

Hamlet
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the , 1.9 kilometres by road north of . Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in 1857.

Locality
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
There are about eight small places on the with the name . The name derives from the Manx Balley Beg which means small homestead; although the spelling is different, it is pronounced approximately the same as the English name.

Locality
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hailwood's Height, preceded by Hailwood's Rise, is situated between the 31st and 32nd Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road in the parishes of and Lonan in the . is situated 4½ km west of Laxey railway station.

Laxey railway station

Latitude
54.23205° or 54° 13′ 55″ north
Longitude
-4.40524° or 4° 24′ 19″ west
Levels
1
Open location code
9C6Q6HJV+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136226725
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6505144
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Laxey railway station” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tramway Close and Glen Roy Viaduct.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Laxey Station Cafe and Ticket Office.

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