Where is Comber railway station?

Comber railway station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5516°, -5.7545°.

Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland

Comber railway station

Comber railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Comber 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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Comber railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle in Northern Ireland.

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Background

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 6 May 1850 as the penultimate station on the original single-track line to . With the opening of the branch to and in 1858, it became a junction station. The Newtownards branch was eventually extended to and the Downpatrick line to . The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority. The station buildings, with the exception of the goods shed, were demolished and a section of the trackbed running through the station relaid as the A22 bypass. Today the former engine shed is now used as the Comber Fire Station, while part of the old railway north of the town to…

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