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Ballagawne Halt (Manx: Stadd Valley Gawne) is a rural request stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Ballagawne Balley Gawne
Manx Electric Railway
General information
Location	Lonan, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 256-257
Owned by	Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
Platforms	2 (Ground Level
Tracks	2 (Running Lines)
Construction
Structure type	None
Parking	None
History
Opened	1894 (1894)
Previous names	Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Location

Like several other halts on the line that run parallel with a main road between Douglas and Laxey on the coastal section above the nearby glen at Garwick.

Facilities

In recent years it has been equipped with a dual-purpose shelter that not only provides a waiting area for Bus Vannin customers, but also for the tramway passengers. Its remote location ensure that it sees little use however and it remains another curio of this unique railway.

Preceding station		Manx Electric Railway		Following station
Garwick Glen		Douglas - Ramsey		Ballabeg

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

• Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 978-1-872524-52-8.
• Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0-948135-38-7.
• Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0-9505933-0-3.
• Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0.

Sources

• Manx Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
• Island Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
• Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

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