Newtownards railway station

Newtownards railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Donaghadee in Northern Ireland.

Newtownards
Location
PlaceNewtownards
AreaCounty Down
Operations
Original companyBelfast and County Down Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
Post-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
History
6 May 1858Station opens
3 June 1861Station relocated
24 April 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

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 6 May 1858.

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
Comber   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Donaghadee
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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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