Ardglass railway station

Ardglass

Remains of the station building
Location
Place Ardglass
Area County Down
Operations
Original company Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
History
8 July 1892 Station opens
16 January 1950 Station closes
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Ardglass railway station was the terminus of the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, which ran from Belfast south to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.

History

Opened by the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, it became part of the Belfast and County Down Railway. The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

The site today

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Coney Island   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Ardglass
  Terminus

References

Coordinates: 54°15′47″N 5°36′42″W / 54.263159°N 5.611779°W / 54.263159; -5.611779


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