Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway
The former Dromore Railway Station | |
Industry | Rail transport |
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Founded | 1863 |
Defunct | 1956 |
Fate | Closed |
Parent | Great Northern Railway Board |
The Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway in Ireland linking Belfast with Banbridge, County Down. It was built in the 19th century. The line between Knockmore and Banbridge was closed in 1956.
History
[edit]The Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway (BLB) through Dromore opened in 1863.[1] Its line was a branch that joined the Ulster Railway main line Knockmore Junction, giving Dromore a direct link to Lisburn and Belfast Great Victoria Street.[1] In 1876 the Ulster Railway became part of the new Great Northern Railway, which took over the BLB company in 1877.[2] In 1953 the railway was nationalised as the GNR Board,[3] which closed the line through Dromore on 29 April 1956.[4]
The main engineering feature on the line was Dromore Viaduct.
Gallery
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Dromore Bypass June 2011. The disused viaduct of the BLB can be seen on the left
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The remnants of the platform at Dromore Station on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hajducki 1974, map 9.
- ^ Hajducki 1974, p. xiii.
- ^ Baker 1972, pp. 146, 147.
- ^ Baker 1972, p. 207.
Bibliography
[edit]- Baker, Michael H. C. (1972). Irish railways since 1916. Ian Allan. ISBN 0711002827.
- Hajducki, S. Maxwell (1974). A Railway Atlas of Ireland. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5167-2.
- Closed railways in Ireland
- Railway lines opened in 1863
- Closed railways in Northern Ireland
- Transport in Belfast
- Transport in County Down
- Defunct railway companies of Ireland
- Irish gauge railways
- Railway lines closed in 1956
- 1863 establishments in Ireland
- 1956 disestablishments in Northern Ireland
- Defunct transport companies of Northern Ireland