Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Bleach Green
In or near Ballyrobert.
Bleach Green in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Glenn McCartney — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Whiteabbey · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Bleach Green 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
Bleach Green is a railway junction located in Newtownabbey where the Belfast to Larne railway line diverges from the Belfast to Derry route. The Bleach Green Junction is the only burrowing junction in the whole of Ireland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Bleach Green railway station opened in 1925 and closed in 1977. Today no trace remains of the halt, though the Larne-bound platform survived until the Antrim line was re-opened on 10th June 2001. The Junction lies 3/4 of a mile to the North of Whiteabbey Station. The Viaducts being on the Greenisland Loop line were referred to as the "Greenisland Viaducts" and were used in poster promotion campaign by London Midland and Scottish Railways in 1934.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6778, -5.9033
- District
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Postcode
- BT37 0ZX
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Antrim
- Nearest railway station
- Whiteabbey — 0.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4925716 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bleach Green (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bleach Green?
- Bleach Green is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT37 0ZX).
- What is Bleach Green?
- Bleach Green in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bleach Green?
- The nearest railway station is Whiteabbey, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT37 0ZX.
- Is Bleach Green free to visit?
- Yes, Bleach Green is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bleach Green?
- The nearest railway station is Whiteabbey, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT37 0ZX.