Dhoon Glen Halt

Dhoon Glen Halt Staad Dhoon Glion
Manx Electric Railway
The station in 2016, after renovation
Location	Maughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 530-532
Owned by	Isle Of Man Railways
Platforms	Ground Level
Tracks	Two Running Lines
Construction
Structure type	Waiting Shelter / Cafe
Parking	Adjacent
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Rebuilt	1987
Previous names	Manx Electric Railway Co.

The station in 2003, before renovation

Dhoon Glen is an intermediate stopping place on the northerly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man

Location

The stop lies at the top of the steep glen leading to a secluded pebble beach. The station is built on a bend in the formation of both the road and railway, and boasts its own tiny cafe which has been there for many years, latterly known as "Jean's Place" among other titles, it is currently called the "Dhoon Coffee Stop".

Dhoon Glen Hotel

There is a large unsurfaced car park adjacent to the station which marks the site of the Dhoon Glen Hotel which was destroyed by fire in 1917 and never rebuilt. The old station shelter, separate from the cafe (which houses passenger toilet facilities beneath it) was replaced in 1987 with a more modern structure, and now forms a passenger shelter in addition to being covered accommodation for the cafe as required.

Renovation

The area was renovated in 2008 and the station platform area block paved to rail level, creating a clearly demarcated passenger/customer area.

Route

Preceding station		Manx Electric Railway		Following station
Ballaragh		Douglas - Ramseyay		Burn's Crossing

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

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dhoon Glen Halt.

Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

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