Dundonald railway station
Appearance
Dundonald | |
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![]() 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
[edit]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
[edit]Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Knock | Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Newcastle |
Comber |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.