Castlewellan railway station

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Castlewellan
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Remains of Castlewellan railway station - now an industrial estate
General information
Location Castlewellan, County Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
24 March 1906Station opens
2 May 1955Station closes

Castlewellan railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). It was located in the village of Castlewellan.

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History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) on 24 March 1906 with the opening of its line to Banbridge, and the opening of the Belfast and County Down Railway line from Newcastle.

The BCDR's line from Belfast (Queen's Quay) to Newcastle via Downpatrick closed on 16 January 1950, but the GNR continued to operate services from Banbridge to Newcastle via Castlewellan until final closure of the line on 2 May 1955.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Leitrim   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Banbridge-Castlewellan
 Terminus
Terminus  Belfast and County Down Railway
Castlewellan-Newcastle
  Newcastle

The site today

From the mid-2000s the site has been used as an industrial estate consisting of three blocks of light industrial units. Tenants include self storage units, a gym, kids gymnastics centre, tile and bathroom shop, motor factors and a tyre fitting depot.

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