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Annakeera Crossing

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Annakeera Crossing
General information
LocationAnnaghmore, County Armagh
Northern Ireland
UK
Coordinates54°26′11″N 6°29′05″W / 54.436428°N 6.484651°W / 54.436428; -6.484651
Elevation110 ft
History
Original companyPortadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Key dates
1858line opened
1899–1902Track doubled
by June 1938Request halt
1959Track singled
13 June 1960Halt closed
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Portadown   Ulster Transport Authority
Portadown — Omagh line
  Annaghmore

Annakeera Crossing was a level crossing near Annaghmore in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. By 1938 it was also a railway request halt.

History

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The Great Northern Railway opened the halt on its Portadown — Omagh line. The Ulster Transport Authority took over the GNR's remaining lines in Northern Ireland in 1958 and closed the halt in 1960.

References

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.