Poyntzpass railway station

Poyntzpass
NI Railways
Location Poyntzpass
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 54°17′33″N 6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W / 54.2924; -6.3720Coordinates: 54°17′33″N 6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W / 54.2924; -6.3720
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Key dates
1862 Station opened
1965 Station closed
1984 Station re-opened
UK Railways portal

Poyntzpass railway station serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by Northern Ireland Railways.[1]

Service

There is a limited service from the station, with four trains towards Newry or Bangor on Mondays to Saturdays only.

There is no Sunday service.

Poyntzpass railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the Enterprise service en route to Dublin Connolly.

Preceding station NI Railways Northern Ireland Railways Following station
Scarva   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Newry
  Newry
Historical railways
Scarva
Line open and station open
  Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
Portadown-Drogheda
  Goraghwood
Line open and station closed

References

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  1. "Poyntzpass station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.


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