Scarva railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Scarva, County Down (Station in County Armagh) |
| Local authority | Banbridge |
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| Platforms in use | 2 |
| History | |
| 1859 | Station opened |
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Scarva railway station serves Scarva in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite the fact it serves the County Down village, the station itself is in County Armagh, the nearby Newry Canal being the boundary. The station opened on 23 March 1859. The station was formerly the junction for the GNR(I) branch to Banbridge which opened in 1859 and closed on 2 May 1955. Scarva station was closed between 1965 and 1984.[1]
[edit] Service
There is a limited service from the station with four trains towards Newry or Bangor Mondays to Saturdays only, operated by Northern Ireland Railways.
There is no Sunday service.
| Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
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| Portadown | Northern Ireland Railways Newry-Bangor Mondays-Saturdays only |
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[edit] References
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- ^ "Scarva station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
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Coordinates: 54°19′56″N 6°21′59″W / 54.33222°N 6.36639°W
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