Castlewellan railway station

Castlewellan
Remains of Castlewellan railway station - now an industrial estate
Location
Place	Castlewellan
Area	County Down
Operations
Original company	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
History
24 March 1906	Station opens
2 May 1955	Station closes
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Castlewellan railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). It was located in the village of Castlewellan.

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) on 24 March 1906.

The station closed to passengers in 1955, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

The site today

Since the mid 2000's the site has been used as an industrial estate consisting of three blocks of light industrial units.

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°15′40″N 5°55′30″W / 54.261055°N 5.924864°W / 54.261055; -5.924864