Kirk Machan

Kirk Machan (Sudric for Machan's Church) is a village at the foot of Culdee Fell, that was built around an eleventh century church dedicated to St. Machan, an Irish monk who lived in a cave near Culdee Fell

The station at Kirk Machan is on the North Western Railway's Peel Godred branch. It is also the headquarters of the Culdee Fell Railway and the location of the its sheds and maintenance depot. A passing loop and the exchange sidings are to the north, where the railway's rolling stock can be transferred to standard gauge wagons for the journey to Crovan's Gate.

The station, owned by the Culdee Fell Railway, was opened in 1900. Trains on the branch call at the eastern side of the platform and must pay rent. It is not staffed in winter, as the Culdee Fell Railway is closed during those months.