Tullymurry railway station

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

Tullymurry
Tullymurry railway station
Location
PlaceTullymurry
AreaCounty Down
Operations
Original companyBelfast and County Down Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
History
7 August 1871Station opens
1896Rebuilt and relocated 500m south west
16 January 1950Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Tullymurry station and signal box in use as a Texaco fuel station in 1979

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 7 August 1871.

In 1896 it was relocated around 500 metres to the south west.

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
Downpatrick Loop Platform   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Ballykinlar Halt
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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 978-1-85260-508-7. 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 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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