Watson's Crossing

Watson's Crossing
Crossag Watson
Manx Electric Railway
Location Maughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates Pole Nos. 636-637
Owned by Isle Of Man Railways
Platforms Ground Level
Tracks Two Running Lines
Construction
Structure type None
Parking None
History
Opened 1911 (1911)
Previous names Manx Electric Railway Co.

Watson's Crossing is a stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Location

Being a rural stop, it catering almost exclusively for local traffic. Due to the nature of the tramway's construction, the cars can stop and drop off almost anywhere and will do so within reason. For this reason a great number of localised stopping places have built up since the line was completed, many at the intersection of farmer's crossings like this one. The crossings/halts usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here.

Naming

Unofficial halts such as this never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names. Many do however now carry bus stop-type signs attached to traction poles, and these were fitted in line with then-management policy in 1999.

Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Ballgorry   Douglas - Ramsey   Dolland

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

Sources

Coordinates: 54°15′01″N 4°22′35″W / 54.25028°N 4.37639°W / 54.25028; -4.37639


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