Newcastle railway station (Northern Ireland)

Newcastle (County Down)
Location
Place Newcastle, County Down
Area County Down
Operations
Original company Belfast and County Down Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
History
25 March 1869 Station opens
2 May 1955 Station 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
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Newcastle 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 on 25 March 1869.

The station closed to passengers in 1955, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority. It is now a Lidl supermarket.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dundrum railway station   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Terminus
Castlewellan railway station   Belfast and County Down Railway
Castlewellan-Newcastle
  Terminus

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°12′53″N 5°53′15″W / 54.214766°N 5.887367°W / 54.214766; -5.887367

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