Ballyward railway station

Ballyward
Ballyward station has achieved a certain celebrity status because it is still, more or less, intact. This is the station building. The platforms and track were on the other side. Photograph 18 November 2006
General information
Location	County Down Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°16′44″N6°02′18″W / 54.2790°N 6.0384°W / 54.2790; -6.0384
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
24 March 1906	Station opens
2 May 1955	Station closes
Location Ballyward Location within Northern Ireland Show map of Northern Ireland Ballyward Ballyward (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom

Ballyward railway station was a railway station serving Ballyward, County Down, Northern Ireland, on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) which ran from Banbridge to Castlewellan.

History

Remains of the signal box

The station was opened on 24 March 1906. ^[1]

The station closed on 2 May 1955.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Drumadonald		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Banbridge-Castlewellan		Leitrim

References

1. "Ballyward station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.