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Banbridge | |
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General information | |
Location | Banbridge, County Down Northern Ireland |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Banbridge Junction Railway |
Key dates | |
23 March 1859 | Station opens |
October 1863 | Station closes |
Banbridge railway station was on the Banbridge Junction Railway which ran from Scarva to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.
The station was opened on 23 March 1859. [1]
It was the terminus of the Banbridge Junction Railway until the opening of the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway station Banbridge BLBR, when this station closed in October 1863.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Laurencetown | Banbridge Junction Railway Scarva-Banbridge | Terminus |
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