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Ballygowan Halt railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway, which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland. The station served County Down.
Magherabeg railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.
Dromore railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.
Mullafernaghan railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland. It served the village of Mullafernaghan, and the neighbouring villages of Blackskull and Donaghcloney.
Banbridge railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.
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The Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland linking Belfast with Banbridge, County Down. It was built in the 19th century. The line between Knockmore and Banbridge was closed in 1956.
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- ↑ "Hillsborough station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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