Ballygowan Halt railway station
Appearance
Ballygowan Halt | |
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![]() The site of the demolished Ballygowan Halt. | |
General information | |
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 | |
10 September 1929 | Station opens |
30 April 1956 | Station closes |
Ballygowan Halt railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway, which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland. The station served County Down.
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History
[edit]The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) on 10 September 1929 and closed on 30 April 1956.[1]
It had a single cinder platform, with an old railway carriage used as a waiting room.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Hillsborough | Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway Knockmore Junction-Banbridge |
Magherabeg |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ballygowan Halt station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in County Down
- Railway stations opened in 1929
- Railway stations closed in 1956
- 1929 establishments in Northern Ireland
- 1956 disestablishments in Northern Ireland
- Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 1920s
- Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1956
- Northern Ireland railway station stubs