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Railway station in County Down, Northern Ireland

Dundrum
General information
LocationDundrum, County Down, County Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBelfast and County Down Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and County Down Railway
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
25 March 1869Station opens
16 January 1950Station closes

Dundrum railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 25 March 1869.

The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

Dundrum Bay showing the dramatic scenery that the railway encountered on the shore.

The site today

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballykinlar Halt   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Newcastle

References

54°15′29″N 5°50′39″W / 54.258105°N 5.844212°W / 54.258105; -5.844212

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