Saintfield railway station
Appearance
Saintfield | |
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![]() Saintfield signal cabin | |
General information | |
Location | Saintfield, County Down Northern Ireland |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Belfast and County Down Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and County Down Railway |
Post-grouping | Belfast and County Down Railway |
Key dates | |
10 September 1858 | Station opens |
16 January 1950 | Station closes |
Saintfield railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 10 September 1858.
The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Shepherd's Bridge Halt | Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Newcastle |
Ballynahinch Junction |
References
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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.