Ballymacarrett railway station
Ballymacarrett | |
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NIR Class 80 train passing the site of Ballymacarrett station in 2000. | |
Location | |
Place | Belfast |
Area | Belfast City |
Coordinates | 54°36′10″N 5°53′44″W / 54.60284°N 5.89559°WCoordinates: 54°36′10″N 5°53′44″W / 54.60284°N 5.89559°W |
Operations | |
Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1905 | Station opened |
1977 | Station closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
UK Railways portal |
Ballymacarrett railway station (also known as Ballymacarrett halt) was a railway halt that served the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast.
History
The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 01 May 1905[1] and was the first stop on the branch line to Bangor.
Following the closure of the Queen's Quay terminus in 1976, and the reconnection of the Bangor Line to the Newry Line via Belfast Central, Ballymacarrett station was closed on 09 May 1977 and replaced by the nearby Bridge End station, which was renamed "Titanic Quarter" in 2012.
Service
Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways | Following station | ||
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Queen's Quay | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Bangor |
Victoria Park | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Queen's Quay Line and station closed. |
Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Holywood-Bangor |
Victoria Park Line open, station closed. |
References
- ↑ "Ballymacarrett" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
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