Smyth's Siding railway station

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Smyth's Siding
General information
Location 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
1903Station opens
1937Station closes

Smyth's Siding railway station was on the Banbridge Junction Railway which ran from Scarva to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.

The station, possibly a "passenger halt", [1] was opened in 1903 and closed in the 1930s. [2] [3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lenaderg   Banbridge Junction Railway
Scarva-Banbridge
  Banbridge (BLBR)

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References

  1. "Northern Ireland Railways & Tramways - SL 19 1 - Passenger Lines - Stations & Stops" (PDF), branchline.uk, p. 2, Smyth's Siding (passenger halt?)
  2. "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012. Smyth's Siding [Opened] ??.??.1903 [Pass Closure] ??.??.1937
  3. Butt, R.J.V. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Stephens. p. 214. ISBN   9781852605087. Smyth's Siding GN(I) [..] OP[EN] by 1904; CL[OSED] after 1929