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Peel
(1873 - 1968)
Peel station opened as the western terminus of the Isle of Man Railways Douglas to Peel line on July 2 1873. Located alongside the town's Harbour, the station was provided with
substantial facilities including a large stone built building with canopies a long single island platform giving two platform faces, goods facilities located on the north side of
the station. these included three sidings with a goods shed and raised goods bay and a separate raised cattle dock
From the time of its opening the station provided a regular passenger service to Douglas which was 11.5 miles away. From September 9 1879, passengers could also reach Ramsey by changing trains at St Johns Station
During the 20th Century, the Isle of Man became a giant holiday camp during the summer months and consequently its railways carried an extremely high volume of passengers. By the second half of the 20th Century, road transport and a decline in summer visitor numbers had started to affect the islands railways. On November 13 1965, Peel station closed along with the entire Manx rail network due to the condition of the track which had received minimal investment for many years
The Douglas to Peel line was re-opened following a rescue package on June 3 1967 and services started running to Douglas. However, the newly launched services did not last very long and Peel station closed to passengers along with all of the Douglas to Peel line stations on September 7 1968
Today the station site is used for a car park and boat yard
From the time of its opening the station provided a regular passenger service to Douglas which was 11.5 miles away. From September 9 1879, passengers could also reach Ramsey by changing trains at St Johns Station
During the 20th Century, the Isle of Man became a giant holiday camp during the summer months and consequently its railways carried an extremely high volume of passengers. By the second half of the 20th Century, road transport and a decline in summer visitor numbers had started to affect the islands railways. On November 13 1965, Peel station closed along with the entire Manx rail network due to the condition of the track which had received minimal investment for many years
The Douglas to Peel line was re-opened following a rescue package on June 3 1967 and services started running to Douglas. However, the newly launched services did not last very long and Peel station closed to passengers along with all of the Douglas to Peel line stations on September 7 1968
Today the station site is used for a car park and boat yard
