Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Castlewellan railway station
In or near Ballylough.
Castlewellan railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Castlewellan 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
Castlewellan railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). It was located in the village of Castlewellan.
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 Great Northern Railway (Ireland) on 24 March 1906 with the opening of its line to Banbridge, and the opening of the Belfast and County Down Railway line from Newcastle. The BCDR's line from Belfast (Queen's Quay) to Newcastle via Downpatrick closed on 16 January 1950, but the GNR continued to operate services from Banbridge to Newcastle via Castlewellan until final closure of the line on 2 May 1955.
Description
From the mid-2000s the site has been used as an industrial estate consisting of three blocks of light industrial units. Tenants include self storage units, a gym, kids gymnastics centre, tile and bathroom shop, motor factors and a tyre fitting depot.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.2611, -5.9246
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT31 9UR
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Down
Sources
- wikidata: Q5050665 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castlewellan railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castlewellan railway station?
- Castlewellan railway station is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT31 9UR).
- What is Castlewellan railway station?
- Castlewellan railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Castlewellan railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode BT31 9UR.
- Is Castlewellan railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Castlewellan railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Castlewellan railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT31 9UR. It sits within the South Down parliamentary constituency.