Ballyward railway station
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 | |
Location | County Down Northern Ireland |
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 |
Ballyward railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) which ran from Banbridge to Castlewellan in Northern Ireland.
History[]
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Remains of the signal box
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[]
- ^ "Ballyward station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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- Disused railway stations in County Down
- Railway stations opened in 1906
- Railway stations closed in 1955
- 1906 establishments in Ireland
- 1955 disestablishments in Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland railway station stubs