Poyntzpass railway station

Poyntzpass
NI Railways
Location Poyntzpass
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 54°17′33″N 6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W / 54.2924; -6.3720Coordinates: 54°17′33″N 6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W / 54.2924; -6.3720
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Key dates
1862 Station opened
1965 Station closed
1984 Station re-opened
UK Railways portal
Poyntzpass, as seen from the signal cabin

Poyntzpass railway station serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by Northern Ireland Railways.[1]

Service

There is a limited service from the station, with four trains towards Newry or Bangor on Mondays to Saturdays only.

There is no Sunday service.

Poyntzpass railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the Enterprise service en route to Dublin Connolly.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Scarva   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Newry
  Newry
Historical railways
Scarva
Line open and station open
  Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
Portadown-Drogheda
  Goraghwood
Line open and station closed

References

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  1. "Poyntzpass station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.


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