Hillsborough | |
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General information | |
Location | Hillsborough, County Down Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°28′15″N 6°05′14″W / 54.470797°N 6.087096°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway (Ireland) |
Key dates | |
13 July 1863 | Station opens |
30 April 1956 | Station closes |
Hillsborough railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.
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Transcription
History
The station was opened by the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway on 13 July 1863.[1] The station served Hillsborough, County Down.
The station closed on 30 April 1956.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Newport | Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway Knockmore Junction-Banbridge |
Ballygowan Halt |
References
- ^ "Hillsborough station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.