Ballykinlar Halt railway station
| Ballykinlar Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Ballykinler |
| 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 | |
| March 1915 | Station opens |
| 16 January 1950 | Station closes |
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Ballykinlar Halt railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.
History
It was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway in March 1915, primarily to service the British Army base. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullymurry | Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Newcastle |
Dundrum | ||
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
Coordinates: 54°18′04″N 5°47′52″W / 54.30105°N 5.797777°W
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