Ballamenagh Halt (
Manx: ''Stadd Valley Meanagh'') is a request stop on the
Manx Electric Railway
The Manx Electric Railway ( Manx: ''Raad Yiarn Lectragh Vannin'') is an electric interurban tramway connecting Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. It connects with the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway at its southern terminus at Derby Cas ...
on the
Isle of Man
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Location
The halt is located at the side of the main Douglas to Laxey road which runs parallel along this particular section of the tramway. Nearby is a local housing estate which the stop serves.
Facilities
This stop doubles up as a bus stop in connection with the island's
Bus Vannin
Bus Vannin - styled as ''bus'' vannin - is the government-owned and operated bus service on the Isle of Man. The name was adopted in June 2009 to replace Isle of Man Transport. The company was founded on 1 October 1976, services which are operated by the same government department as the tramway. Despite being a little-used rural halt, it was equipped with a modern bus shelter in 2000 with the dual purpose of providing shelter to bus customers also; it is in close proximity to the next official station on the line and sees little use for this reason.
Also
Manx Electric Railway Stations
There are many local stopping places on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. Trams may stop wherever it is convenient to do so.
Following is a list of the acknowledged stopping places. The primary (i.e. timetabled) stopping places ar ...
References
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Sources
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Manx Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places' (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
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Official Tourist Department Page' (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
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Railway stations in the Isle of Man opened in 1894
Manx Electric Railway