Port Erin railway station
Port Erin Railway Station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Phurt Çhiarn) is the western end of the Isle of Man Railway, in the village of Port Erin. It is the only outer terminus still in use on the network; Peel and Ramsey used to be termini until 1968.
From Douglas, the line runs about 25 kilometres (16 miles) to Port Erin, a seaside town that the railway helped develop. The station opened on 1 August 1874. The main building, made of red Ruabon brick, was built in 1909 and sits at the heart of the village. The station grew quickly, with major extensions in the early 1900s, including a goods yard, a locomotive shed and a carriage shed.
Today the station offers practical facilities: toilets, a waiting room, a booking office, a coffee shop and access to a railway museum housed in the old bus garage beside the sheds. The museum opened in 1975 and shows the line’s history with engines, carriages and displays.
In 2016–2018, the area around the station was redeveloped as part of a regeneration scheme. The works included repaving, removing some old walls, adding a new canopy along the street side, and creating a larger paved space at the platform. The bus depot site was integrated with the museum, and a new two-road carriage shed was added to protect stored coaches.
A notable feature is the long platform that is crossed by a public right-of-way. There is also the Droghadfayle Road level crossing nearby, one of the last manually operated crossings on the line; it was automated in 2011.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 11:24 (CET).