Killough railway station

Killough
Location
Place Killough
Area County Down
Operations
Original company Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Post-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
History
8 July 1892 Station opens
16 January 1950 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Killough railway station was on the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, which ran from Downpatrick to Ardglass in Northern Ireland.

History

Opened by the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, it became part of the Belfast and County Down Railway. The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

The site today

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bright Halt   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Ardglass
  Coney Island

References

Coordinates: 54°15′32″N 5°38′36″W / 54.258795°N 5.643421°W / 54.258795; -5.643421


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