Windsor railway station (Northern Ireland)

Windsor railway station was on the Belfast Central Railway which ran from Ulster (later Belfast Central) Junction on the Ulster Railway to Ballymacarrett Junction on the Belfast and County Down Railway, through central Belfast, Ireland.

Windsor
General information
LocationBelfast
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBelfast Central Railway
Key dates
1876Station opens
1885Station closes

History

The Belfast Central Railway was built in 1875 to connect the three railway lines in Belfast (the Ulster Railway, the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) and the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR)). It branched off from the Ulster Railway (later the Great Northern Railway Ireland (GNRI) at Ulster Junction, and ran for 1½ miles to Queen's Bridge, with a branch from East Bridge Street Junction to the BCDR at Ballymacarrett Junction. A link to the BNCR was built later, via a tunnel under Queen's Bridge to the dock board railway at Donegall Quay Junction which, in turn, connected to the BNCR. This was used for goods only.[1]

Windsor station opened to passengers in 1878. In 1885, the Belfast Central Railway was acquired by GNRI, closed to passengers and Windsor station was consequently closed.[1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Adelaide   Belfast Central Railway   Ormeau

References
  1. "Disused Stations: Belfast Queens Bridge station".
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