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Castledawson railway station

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Castledawson
General information
LocationCounty Londonderry
Owned byBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Managed byBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Line(s)Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Key dates
10 November 1856Station opens
28 August 1950Station closes

Castledawson railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Toome Bridge   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown
  Magherafelt

References

  1. ^ "Castle Dawson station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  2. ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984