Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ballygowan railway station
In or near Ballygowan.
Ballygowan railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Albert Bridge — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ballygowan railway station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ballygowan railway station was a rural station in Ballygowan, County Down between Comber and Saintfield on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast Queens Quay station to Newcastle railway station in Northern Ireland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 10 September 1858. The station had only one platform on the south side. There was a level crossing at the Comber end. The goods store on the Saintfield end was added in 1898. The station closed to passengers on 15 January 1950 along with the rest of the Belfast and County Down Railway bar the Bangor branch, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority. The station has since been demolished and rebuilt into a shop and a private residence but the goods shed still stands, now used by the company Station Autos. Part of the former train yard on the west side is now used as a bus depot by Translink…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5016, -5.7925
- District
- Ards and North Down
- Postcode
- BT23 6HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
Sources
- wikidata: Q4852145 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballygowan railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballygowan railway station?
- Ballygowan railway station is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT23 6HA).
- What is Ballygowan railway station?
- Ballygowan railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ballygowan railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode BT23 6HA.
- Is Ballygowan railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Ballygowan railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ballygowan railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT23 6HA. It sits within the Strangford parliamentary constituency.