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Castlewellan railway station

Castlewellan railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

The A25 descending down into Annsborough - geograph.org.uk - 5443831

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

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.

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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.

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Coordinates
54.2611, -5.9246

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Where is Castlewellan railway station?
Castlewellan railway station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2611°, -5.9246°.