Tullymurry railway station
Former railway station in Northern Ireland
54°18′03″N 5°48′00″W / 54.300745°N 5.800126°W / 54.300745; -5.800126
Tullymurry 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 7 August 1871.
In 1896 it was relocated around 500 metres to the south west.
Before the opening of Ballykinlar Halt in 1914, the station was the main transport link for Ballykinlar Camp.[1]
The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Downpatrick Loop Platform | Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Newcastle | Ballykinlar Halt |
References
- ^ Orr, Philip (2012). Ballykinler Camp, The First Seven Decades, 1900-1969. Down County Museum. ISBN 978-0956727879.
- 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.
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