Ballyward railway station
Appearance
Ballyward | |||||
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![]() Ballyward station has achieved a certain celebrity status because it is still, more or less, intact. This is the station building. The platforms and track were on the other side. Photograph 18 November 2006 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | County Down Northern Ireland | ||||
Coordinates | 54°16′44″N 6°02′18″W / 54.2790°N 6.0384°W | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) | ||||
Key dates | |||||
24 March 1906 | Station opens | ||||
2 May 1955 | Station closes | ||||
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Ballyward railway station was a railway station serving Ballyward, County Down, Northern Ireland, on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) which ran from Banbridge to Castlewellan.
History
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The station was opened on 24 March 1906.[1]
The station closed on 2 May 1955.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Drumadonald | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Banbridge-Castlewellan |
Leitrim |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ballyward station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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