Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station

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Shepherd's Bridge Halt
LocationCounty Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBelfast and County Down Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
Post-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
Key dates
1 October 1931Station opens
16 January 1950Station closes

Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.

History[]

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway in October 1931.

The station closed to passengers on 24 April 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballygowan   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Saintfield

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.

Coordinates: 54°25′36″N 5°49′17″W / 54.42667°N 5.821295°W / 54.42667; -5.821295


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