Castlewellan railway station

Castlewellan
Remains of Castlewellan railway station - now an industrial estate
General information
Location	Castlewellan, County Down Northern Ireland
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
24 March 1906	Station opens
2 May 1955	Station closes

Castlewellan railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). It was located in the village of Castlewellan.

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.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Leitrim		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Banbridge-Castlewellan		Terminus
Terminus		Belfast and County Down Railway Castlewellan-Newcastle		Newcastle

The site today

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.

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.