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Port Soderick
(1974 - 1965 1965 - seasonal)
Port Soderick Railway station is the first station on the Port Erin line of the Isle of Man Railway and is located near the settlement of the same name on the Isle of Man. It forms part of the sole
remaining section of the railway which once served a 46-mile network across the island
The station was originally provided in August 1874 with a basic wooden building but by 1898 it had become clear that the popularity of the nearby resort demanded a more substantial building so
the current station was erected and included station masters' residence, refreshment rooms and booking facilities; the latter has been retained as part of the private house but only as a feature
The station closed in 1965 but was reopened in 1977 as part of the seasonal line to Port Erin.
The station is unmanned with two wooden shelters on the platforms. A further small hut stood at the easterly end of the station to provide accommodation for station staff at the
rare times when the station is used for passing of trains until it was destroyed in a storm in 2012
The station building is still extant but in private ownership, having been converted from a derelict state in the 1980s
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