Tynan and Caledon railway station

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Tynan and Caledon
General information
Location Tynan, County Armagh
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates 54°20′22″N6°49′18″W / 54.339399°N 6.821546°W / 54.339399; -6.821546
History
Original company Ulster Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
25 May 1858Station opens as Tynan, Caledon & Middletown
1 January 1880Station renamed Tynan & Caledon
14 October 1957Station closes

Tynan and Caledon railway station was on the Ulster Railway in Northern Ireland.

The Ulster Railway opened the station on 25 May 1858 as Tynan, Caledon & Middletown. [1]

On 1 January 1880 it was renamed Tynan & Caledon.

It closed on 14 October 1957.

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Killylea   Ulster Railway
Portadown to Clones
  Glaslough
Terminus  Clogher Valley Railway
Tynan to Maguiresbridge
  Caledon

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References

  1. "Tynan & Caledon" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.