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Railway station in Isle of Man, UK

Burn's Crossing
Crossag Burn
Manx Electric Railway
General information
LocationMaughold, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 539-540
Owned byIsle Of Man Heritage Railways
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeNone
ParkingNone
History
Opened1904 (1904)
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Burn's Crossing (Manx: Crossag Burn) is a diminutive rural request stop on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, 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 and halts usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here, but these unofficial halts 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
Dhoon Glentowards Derby Castle Douglas–Ramsey Dhoon Farmtowards Ramsey Station

54°15′06″N 4°22′31″W / 54.2517007°N 4.3753575°W / 54.2517007; -4.3753575

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

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