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Dundonald railway station

Coordinates: 54°35′12″N 5°48′05″W / 54.5867°N 5.8014°W / 54.5867; -5.8014
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Dundonald
The current site of where Dundonald station was, now part of the Comber Greenway.
General information
LocationOld Dundonald Road
Dundonald, County Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Original companyBelfast and County Down Railway
Key dates
6 May 1850Station opens
24 April 1950Station closes

Dundonald railway station was a station on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle in Northern Ireland.

History

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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

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Knock   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Comber

References

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  1. ^ Patterson, Dr. Edward M. (1958). The Belfast & County Down Railway. Lingfield, Surrey, England, UK: Oakwood Press. p. 44.

54°35′12″N 5°48′05″W / 54.5867°N 5.8014°W / 54.5867; -5.8014