Ballynahinch Junction railway station

Ballynahinch Junction
The rotting station office in March 1980, 30 years after closure
General information
Location	County Down Northern Ireland
Other information
Status	Demolished
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

Ballynahinch Junction railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle in Northern Ireland. The railway split off from the main line here onto the Ballynahinch Branch.

History

View of the station taken in March 1980

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 10 September 1858.

The station closed to passengers on 16 January 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Saintfield		Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Newcastle		Crossgar
Saintfield		Belfast and County Down Railway Ballynahinch branch		Creevyargon Halt

References

• 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.

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