Castledawson railway station
Castledawson railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.
Castledawson | |
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Location | Castledawson, County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54.7758°N 6.5585°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Key dates | |
10 November 1856 | Station opens |
28 August 1950 | Station 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 | ||
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Toome Bridge | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown Junction-Cookstown |
Magherafelt |
References
- "Castle Dawson station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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