Castlewellan railway station
| Castlewellan | |
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Remains of Castlewellan railway station - now a scrapyard | |
| Location | |
| Place | Castlewellan |
| Area | County Down |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
| Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
| History | |
| 24 March 1906 | Station opens |
| 2 May 1955 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Castlewellan railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).
History
The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) on 24 March 1906.
The station closed to passengers in 1955, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.
The site today
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leitrim | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Banbridge-Castlewellan |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Belfast and County Down Railway Castlewellan-Newcastle |
Newcastle | ||
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
Coordinates: 54°15′40″N 5°55′30″W / 54.261055°N 5.924864°W
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