Ballymacarrett railway station

Ballymacarrett

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°W / 54.60284; -5.89559Coordinates: 54°36′10″N 5°53′44″W / 54.60284°N 5.89559°W / 54.60284; -5.89559
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
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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
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

  1. "Ballymacarrett" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.


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