Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway

Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway
Industry Rail transport
Fate Closed
Founded 1863
Defunct 1956
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 and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. The line between Belfast and Banbridge was closed in the 1950s.

History

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]



Dromore Bypass June 2011. The disused viaduct of the BLB can be seen on the left
The remnants of the platform at Dromore Station on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway


References

  1. 1 2 Hajducki, 1974, map 9
  2. ↑ Hajducki 1974, p. xiii.
  3. ↑ Baker 1972, pp. 146, 147.
  4. ↑ Baker 1972, p. 207.
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