Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ballymacarrett Junction
Ballymacarrett Junction in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Ballymacarrett Junction 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
Ballymacarrett Junction was a railway switching point on the Belfast and County Down Railway in the Ballymacarrett area of Eastern Belfast, in modern-day Northern Ireland. It was located near the present-day Titanic Quarter railway station.
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Background
History
The first track, built around 1848, ran from Belfast Queen's Quay to Holywood. On 6 May 1850, the area became a junction, curving Southeast to Dundonald to become part of the main line of the BCDR. In 1871, another spur came in from the South to the West end of the junction, constituting the Belfast Central Railway connection. The junction continued with this basic configuration for nearly 80 years. On 13 May, while the junction was under construction, an accident occurred, killing two passengers. On 10 January 1945, an accident took place on the Bangor line, about 4000 ft East of the junction resulting in 22 fatalities and 27 injuries. The accident is blamed on a combination of excess…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6016, -5.9082
- Opening
- {{Start date|1850}}
Sources
- wikidata: Q27999467 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballymacarrett Junction (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballymacarrett Junction?
- Ballymacarrett Junction is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6016°, -5.9082°.
- Who owns Ballymacarrett Junction?
- Ballymacarrett Junction is owned by |operator=|character=|depot=|stock=.
- What are the opening hours for Ballymacarrett Junction?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: {{Start date|1850}}. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.