Historic bridges · Northern Ireland
Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station
In or near Ballygowan.
Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Shepherd's Bridge Halt 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.
From the Wikipedia article
Shepherd's Bridge Halt was a basic halt on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast Queens Quay station to Newcastle railway station in Northern Ireland. It is about 13.7 miles from Queens Quay station
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 Belfast and County Down Railway on Monday, 24 November 1930. The station closed to passengers on 15 January 1950 along with the rest of the Belfast and County Down Railway line, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4837, -5.8151
- District
- Ards and North Down
- Postcode
- BT23 6HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
Sources
- wikidata: Q7494443 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station?
- Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT23 6HL).
- What is Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station?
- Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode BT23 6HL.
- Is Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT23 6HL. It sits within the Strangford parliamentary constituency.