Poyntzpass railway station

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Poyntzpass
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Poyntzpass railway station in 2007.jpg
Poyntzpass railway station in 2007
General information
Location Poyntzpass
County Armagh
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°17′33″N6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W / 54.2924; -6.3720
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Line(s) Portadown/Newry
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Fare zone4 [1]
Key dates
1862Station opened
1965Station closed
1984Station re-opened
Passengers
2022/232,037 [2]
Location
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Poyntzpass
Location within Northern Ireland
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Poyntzpass
Poyntzpass (island of Ireland)
Poyntzpass railway station
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Poyntzpass, as seen from the signal cabin

Poyntzpass railway station serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Contents

Poyntzpass is the least-used railway station in Northern Ireland, with just 2,362 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2023/24 financial year. [3]

History

The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by Northern Ireland Railways.

Service

As of Autumn 2022, there is a limited service from the station, with five trains towards Newry and four towards Belfast Grand Central on Mondays to Fridays; three trains towards Newry and two towards Belfast on Saturdays; and no services on Sundays. [4]

Poyntzpass railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the Enterprise service en route to Dublin Connolly.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Scarva   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Newry
  Newry
  Historical railways  
Scarva
Line open and station open
  Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
Portadown-Drogheda
  Goraghwood
Line open and station closed

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