54°24′53″N 6°09′28″W / 54.414682°N 6.157815°W / 54.414682; -6.157815

Dromore Railway Station
Dromore Railway Station
General information
LocationChurch St., Dromore, County Down
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-groupingGreat Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
13 July 1863Station opens
30 April 1956Station closes

Dromore railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened on 13 July 1863 and closed on 30 April 1956.[1]

It had a two-road goods shed, three sidings, two passenger platforms and a signal cabin.

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

Viaduct

Immediately to the west of the station is Dromore Viaduct, which once carried trains across the River Lagan. At 74 ft tall and 7 arches long, it was the most noteworthy piece of engineering on the line.

The site today

The remnants of the platform at the former Dromore Railway Station

The station building is in use today as a children's nursery, whilst part of the platform and the former station yard are used by a mechanics. The viaduct still stands, and Dromore Town Park passes beneath it.

References

  1. ↑ "Dromore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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