Castledawson railway station

Castledawson railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.

Castledawson
LocationCastledawson, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54.7758°N 6.5585°W / 54.7758; -6.5585
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBelfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Key dates
10 November 1856Station opens
28 August 1950Station closes

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Toome Bridge   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown
  Magherafelt

References

  1. "Castle Dawson station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984


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