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Mullafernaghan railway station

Coordinates: 54°23′05″N 6°12′46″W / 54.384615°N 6.212773°W / 54.384615; -6.212773
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54°23′05″N 6°12′46″W / 54.384615°N 6.212773°W / 54.384615; -6.212773

Mullafernaghan
Remains of the bridge which once carried the railway across the Mullafernaghan Road immediately to the east of the station.
General information
LocationMullafernaghan, County Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
1 August 1863Station opens
30 April 1956Station closes

Mullafernaghan railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland. It served the village of Mullafernaghan, and the neighbouring villages of Blackskull and Donaghcloney.

History

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The station was opened on 1 August 1863. It closed on 30 April 1956.[1]

It had one platform with a brick waiting room, a siding, and a goods shed.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ashfield Halt   Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway
Knockmore Junction-Banbridge
  Banbridge (BLBR)

The station today

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Today the station is in private ownership. The waiting room and goods shed have been converted to accommodation, whilst part of the platform, as well as the abutments for the bridge over the Mullafernaghan Road, still stand.

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References

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  1. ^ "Mullafernaghan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.