Majestic Halt

Majestic Halt is a request stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man and is the third stopping place on the line.

Majestic Halt

Staad Mooaralagh
Manx Electric Railway
LocationOnchan, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole No. 050-051
Owned byIsle Of Man Railways
PlatformsGround Level Only
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeSmall Shelter
ParkingRoadside
History
Opened1893 (1893)
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co.

Origins

The halt gains its name from the large Baillie Scott-designed hotel which was once located across the road from the tramlines. When the railway was first installed, the road which runs alongside was laid as well, but there was very little motor transport and the tram service provided the most popular link to this, one of the island's premier hotels.

Status

The tram station was only ever denoted by a "Request Stop" board and no passenger facilities were provided until 1999 when, in line with management policy to provide passenger waiting facilities wherever possible, a modern shelter was erected, in conjunction with the bus services. Prior to this a simple park bench had sufficed as accommodation for over a century. Despite the closure, demolition and redevelopment of the nearby hotel, the station has remained open, albeit not appearing officially on timetables and literature.

Hotel
Commercial Postcard

The imposing Majestic Hotel that occupied the land now taken by exclusive apartments, was for many years a popular destination for tourists, being open to non-residents and boasting among other facilities, an outdoor swimming pool. Having declined in the 1980s it latterly served as an auction house prior to lying empty for some time before being razed to the ground to make way for the development that remains today.

Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Café Royale   Douglas - Ramsey   Braeside

Also
  • Manx Electric Railway Stations
  • Onchan
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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
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