Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
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Dublin and the Belfast Junction Railway (D&BJct) was a railway company in Ireland. The company was incorporated in 1845 and opened in stages between 1849 and 1853.
On 6 January 1852 Portadown became a junction, when the northern section of the D&BJct was opened between Portadown and Mullaghglass (about one and a half miles beyond Goraghwood. The bridging of the valley at Bessbrook delayed the running of through trains to just north of Drogheda until 1852.[1] The Boyne Viaduct at Drogheda was not built until 1854-1855, at a cost of £124,000, to the design of Sir John Macneill, who was the consulting engineer for the D&BJct.[2]
The D&BJct line from Drogheda to Portadown connected the Ulster Railway Portadown to Belfast line, with the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Dublin to Drogheda line, to form the main line between Dublin and Belfast.
The Northern Railway of Ireland was formed in 1875 by a merger of the D&D with the D&BJct.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Charles P. Friel. Railways in Craigavon. Journal of the Craigavon Historical Society Vol. 2 No. 2. Retrieved on 2009-09-01.
- ^ Michael Holohan. Drogheda Port. A Detailed History. Drogheda Port website. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
