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280:. This item of stock survives today and was restored to 1887 condition in 2013 by the railway. The station featured the only diamond-type "scissor" crossing on the island's railway network, which is believed still to be in situ today, buried beneath the mines' spoils to the rear of the station building. The mining industry collapsed in the village and the line was closed in 1940 although the rails remained in place for many years and it is believed that stock workings to this station took place as late as 1960. Today the station building survives and is used as a heritage centre, having previously seen use as a community centre and, prior to this, as the headquarters of the Manx Flux & Mica Co., for several years after the railway had closed. 65: 271:
The station was established by the railway as its southern extent, built primarily to serve the lead ore industry which at the time of the line's arrival had thrived for many years but was in decline; the railway never met the expectations of its backers which were largely formed from the
276:. A limited passenger service was provided from 1886 for which a solitary carriage was provided. This became known as Kitto's Coach (being named after the mines' captain who had insisted upon its provision) and later simply the 422: 417: 378: 308: 17: 314: 345: 273: 188: 52: 368: 96: 48: 64: 323: 252: 106: 56: 411: 355: 244: 369:"Foxdale railway station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website" 260: 393: 380: 350: 256: 208: 194: 184: 169: 154: 149: 141: 133: 128: 120: 112: 102: 92: 84: 76: 71: 30: 423:Railway stations in the Isle of Man closed in 1940 418:Railway stations in the Isle of Man opened in 1886 8: 63: 27: 16:For the railway station in Australia, see 23:Former railway station in Isle of Man, UK 287: 215: 214:Waiting Room / Booking Hall / Toilets 7: 251:) was the southern terminus of the 53:The Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. 18:Foxdale railway station, Queensland 14: 49:The Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. 200:Lead Ore / Passenger / Livestock 1: 57:The Foxdale Railway Co., Ltd. 346:Isle of Man Railway stations 439: 80:Upper Foxdale, Isle of Man 15: 330: 322: 307: 234: 230: 226: 213: 204: 199: 189:Manx Northern Railway Co. 62: 47: 158:17 August 1886 97:Isle Of Man Railway Co. 274:Manx Northern Railway 272:directorships of the 173:16 May 1940 390: /  72:General information 303:Following station 291:Preceding station 337: 336: 317: 297:Disused railways 238: 237: 222: 221: 124:Various, See Text 430: 405: 404: 402: 401: 400: 395: 394:54.170°N 4.636°W 391: 388: 387: 386: 383: 372: 312: 288: 249:Stashoon Forsdal 216: 180: 178: 165: 163: 137:Station Building 88:54.170°N 4.636°W 67: 28: 438: 437: 433: 432: 431: 429: 428: 427: 408: 407: 398: 396: 392: 389: 384: 381: 379: 377: 376: 367: 364: 342: 324:Foxdale Railway 311: 286: 269: 253:Foxdale Railway 241:Foxdale Station 176: 174: 161: 159: 55: 51: 43: 42: 41: 36: 35: 24: 21: 12: 11: 5: 436: 434: 426: 425: 420: 410: 409: 399:54.170; -4.636 374: 373: 363: 360: 359: 358: 353: 348: 341: 338: 335: 334: 329: 326: 321: 318: 309:Waterfall Halt 305: 304: 301: 298: 295: 292: 285: 282: 268: 265: 236: 235: 232: 231: 228: 227: 224: 223: 220: 219: 211: 210: 206: 205: 202: 201: 197: 196: 192: 191: 186: 185:Previous names 182: 181: 171: 167: 166: 156: 152: 151: 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 135: 134:Structure type 131: 130: 126: 125: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 94: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 69: 68: 60: 59: 45: 44: 37: 33: 32: 31: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 435: 424: 421: 419: 416: 415: 413: 406: 403: 370: 366: 365: 361: 357: 356:Foxdale Mines 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 343: 339: 333: 327: 325: 319: 316: 310: 306: 302: 299: 296: 293: 290: 289: 283: 281: 279: 278:Foxdale Coach 275: 266: 264: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 233: 229: 225: 218: 217: 212: 207: 203: 198: 193: 190: 187: 183: 172: 168: 157: 153: 148: 145:None Provided 144: 140: 136: 132: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 108: 105: 101: 98: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 70: 66: 61: 58: 54: 50: 46: 40: 29: 26: 19: 375: 331: 277: 270: 248: 240: 239: 129:Construction 116:One, Raising 107:Foxdale Line 38: 25: 397: / 261:Isle of Man 85:Coordinates 412:Categories 382:54°10′12″N 362:References 315:St. John's 195:Passengers 177:1940-05-16 162:1886-08-17 385:4°38′10″W 113:Platforms 340:See also 332:Terminus 313:towards 209:Services 93:Owned by 77:Location 351:Foxdale 328:  320:  300:  294:  267:History 259:on the 257:Foxdale 175: ( 160: ( 150:History 142:Parking 103:Line(s) 39:Forsdal 34:Foxdale 170:Closed 155:Opened 121:Tracks 284:Route 245:Manx 255:in 414:: 263:. 247:: 371:. 243:( 179:) 164:) 20:.

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Foxdale railway station, Queensland
The Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd.
The Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd.
The Foxdale Railway Co., Ltd.

Isle Of Man Railway Co.
Foxdale Line
Manx Northern Railway Co.
Manx
Foxdale Railway
Foxdale
Isle of Man
Manx Northern Railway
Waterfall Halt
St. John's
Foxdale Railway
Isle of Man Railway stations
Foxdale
Foxdale Mines
"Foxdale railway station on the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website"
54°10′12″N 4°38′10″W / 54.170°N 4.636°W / 54.170; -4.636
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Railway stations in the Isle of Man opened in 1886
Railway stations in the Isle of Man closed in 1940

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