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Minorca Halt

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Location
  
Laxey, Isle Of Man

Platforms
  
Ground Level

Structure type
  
Shelter Only

Owner
  
Manx Electric Railway

Coordinates
  
Pole Nos. 409-410

Tracks
  
Two Running Lines

Opened
  
1899

Minorca Halt

Owned by
  
Isle of Man Heritage Railways

Minorca Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

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Location

It is situated next to the viaduct of the same name and in typical style of the railway is served only by a corrugated iron hut painted in the familiar colour scheme of green and cream. The hut that stands at this halt was originally erected in about 1900 at Halfway House and later removed to its present location.

Vantagepoint

The site is a favourite one with photographers as it offers an impressive view of the line's climb out of the village on the ascent to the summit of the line at Bulgham Bay, as well as capturing the impressive castellated viaduct of the same name, with its distinctive red brick-topped turrets.

Access

The halt is accessible via a series of steps to the old road below.

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

Minorca Halt Wikipedia