Castledawson railway station
Appearance
Castledawson | |
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General information | |
Location | Annaghmore Road Castledawson, County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°46′33″N 6°33′31″W / 54.7758°N 6.5585°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | Northern Counties Committee |
Key dates | |
10 November 1856 | Station opens |
28 August 1950 | Station closes to passengers |
1 October 1959 | Station closes to goods |
Castledawson railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown branch line, which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]
The line was closed to passengers by the Ulster Transport Authority on 28 August 1950 and to goods on 1 October 1959.
Routes
[edit]Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Toome Bridge | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown Junction-Cookstown |
Magherafelt |
References
[edit]- ^ "Castle Dawson station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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