Dundonald railway station

Dundonald
The current site of where Dundonald station was, now part of the Comber Greenway.
General information
Location	Old Dundonald Road Dundonald, County Down Northern Ireland
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Original company	Belfast and County Down Railway
Key dates
6 May 1850	Station opens
24 April 1950	Station closes

Dundonald railway station was a station on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 6 May 1850. It was located 4 miles 78 chains (8.0 km) from Belfast Queen's Quay. ^[1] The station was closed on 24 April 1950, (just under a month off of exactly 100 years of service) by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority. The station buildings were demolished following the removal of the line. Today the site of the station is now on the Comber Greenway that runs on part of the old railway from Belfast to Comber.

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Knock		Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Newcastle		Comber

References

1. Patterson, Dr. Edward M. (1958). The Belfast & County Down Railway. Lingfield, Surrey, England, UK: Oakwood Press. p. 44.

• 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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