St. Germain's was a station on the Manx Northern Railway

Manx Northern Railway

The Manx Northern Railway was the second common carrier railway built in the Isle of Man. It operated as an independent concern only from 1879 to 1905.- History :...

, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway

Isle of Man Railway

The Isle of Man Railway is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin in the Isle of Man. The line is built to gauge and is long...

; it served the small village of the same name in the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

 and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and the northern town or Ramsey

Ramsey railway station

Ramsey Station was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the town of Ramsey in the Isle of Man and was final stopping place on a line that ran between St...

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Description

opened on . Prior to the opening of Peel Road

Peel Road railway station

Peel Road was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the area known as Poortown in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St...

 station, St. Germain's was the preferred disembarkation point for Peel bound passengers from the Ramsey Train. This was because it was far quicker to walk to Peel from here, than to travel to St. John's and change trains for Peel.

Buildings

The distinctive station building is on the northerly side of the small village; these days it serves as a private dwelling but its design clearly shows its origins as a station. Consisting of two tall gables and associated buildings, all constructed on local sandstone

Sandstone

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...

 it is of the same design as the stations at Ballaugh

Ballaugh railway station

Ballaugh was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and the northern town or Ramsey.-Description:There is now...

 and Kirk Michael

Kirk Michael railway station

Kirk Michael was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and the northern town or Ramsey.-Buildings:The station...

, both of which also still survive today.

Closure

This station however was not latterly manned and although the passing loop was seldom used in later years it remained in place until closure in 1968.

Today

The station sits to the side of a main road and is still viewable today, the railway being converted into a footpath ensuring you can still give the building fairly close inspection.

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