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comber+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

54°33′06″N 5°45′16″W / 54.551576°N 5.754529°W / 54.551576; -5.754529
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Comber
In the current guise as a Fire Station with Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
General information
Location Comber, County Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Belfast and County Down Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Post-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Key dates
6 May 1850Station opens
24 April 1950Station closes

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

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 Newtownards. With the opening of the branch to Ballygowan and Downpatrick in 1958, it became a junction. The Newtownards branch was eventually extended to Donaghadee and the Downpatrick line to Newcastle.

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.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dundonald   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Ballygowan
Dundonald   Belfast & County Down Railway Donaghadee Branch
Belfast-Donaghadee
  Newtownards

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC  22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN  978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC  228266687.

54°33′06″N 5°45′16″W / 54.551576°N 5.754529°W / 54.551576; -5.754529



comber+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

54°33′06″N 5°45′16″W / 54.551576°N 5.754529°W / 54.551576; -5.754529
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comber
In the current guise as a Fire Station with Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
General information
Location Comber, County Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Belfast and County Down Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Post-grouping Belfast and County Down Railway
Key dates
6 May 1850Station opens
24 April 1950Station closes

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

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 Newtownards. With the opening of the branch to Ballygowan and Downpatrick in 1958, it became a junction. The Newtownards branch was eventually extended to Donaghadee and the Downpatrick line to Newcastle.

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.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dundonald   Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Newcastle
  Ballygowan
Dundonald   Belfast & County Down Railway Donaghadee Branch
Belfast-Donaghadee
  Newtownards

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC  22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN  978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC  228266687.

54°33′06″N 5°45′16″W / 54.551576°N 5.754529°W / 54.551576; -5.754529



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