Ballynahinch Junction railway station

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Ballynahinch Junction railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.

Ballynahinch Junction
General information
LocationCounty Down
Owned byBelfast and County Down Railway
Managed byBelfast and County Down Railway
Line(s)Belfast and County Down Railway
Key dates
10 September 1858Station opens
16 January 1950Station closes

History

 
View of the station taken in March 1980

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 10 September 1858.

The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Saintfield   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Crossgar
Saintfield   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Ballynahinch
  Creevyargon Halt

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

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