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Castledawson railway station

Coordinates: 54°46′33″N 6°33′31″W / 54.7758°N 6.5585°W / 54.7758; -6.5585
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Castledawson
General information
LocationAnnaghmore Road
Castledawson, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°46′33″N 6°33′31″W / 54.7758°N 6.5585°W / 54.7758; -6.5585
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBelfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingNorthern Counties Committee
Key dates
10 November 1856Station opens
28 August 1950Station closes to passengers
1 October 1959Station 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

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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

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Toome Bridge   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown
  Magherafelt

References

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  1. ^ "Castle Dawson station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984