Dundrum railway station

Dundrum
Location
Place Dundrum, County Down
Area County Down
Operations
Original company Belfast and County Down Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
History
25 March 1869 Station opens
16 January 1950 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Dundrum railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 25 March 1869.

The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Dundrum Bay showing the dramatic scenery that the railway encountered on the shore.

The site today

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballykinlar Halt   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Newcastle

References

Coordinates: 54°15′29″N 5°50′39″W / 54.258105°N 5.844212°W / 54.258105; -5.844212

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