Ballynahinch Junction railway station

Ballynahinch Junction railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland. The railway split off from the Belfast and County Down Railway onto the B&CDR Ballynahinch Branch ending at Ballynahinch station.

Ballynahinch Junction
General information
LocationCounty Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBelfast and County Down Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
Post-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
Key dates
10 September 1858Station opens
16 January 1950Station closes

History
View of the station taken in March 1980

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 10 September 1858.

The station closed to passengers on 16 January 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Saintfield   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle		   Crossgar
Saintfield   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Ballynahinch		   Creevyargon Halt

References
  • 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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