Castledawson railway station explained

Castledawson
Status:Disused
Address:Annaghmore Road
Borough:Castledawson, County Londonderry
Country:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.7758°N -6.5585°W
Original:Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pregroup:Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Postgroup:Northern Counties Committee
Years:10 November 1856
Events:Station opens
Years1:28 August 1950
Events1:Station closes to passengers
Years2:1 October 1959
Events2:Station closes to goods

Castledawson railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown branch line, 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 line was closed to passengers by the Ulster Transport Authority on 28 August 1950 and to goods on 1 October 1959.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castle Dawson station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2012-04-29.
  2. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984