Annakeera Crossing Explained

Annakeera Crossing
Native Name Lang:ga
Borough:Annaghmore, County Armagh
Northern Ireland
Country:UK
Coordinates:54.4364°N -6.4847°W
Elevation:110 ft
Original:Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
Postgroup:Great Northern Railway
Years:1858
Events:line opened
Years1:1899–1902
Events1:Track doubled
Years2:by June 1938
Events2:Request halt
Years3:1959
Events3:Track singled
Years4:13 June 1960
Events4:Halt closed

Annakeera Crossing was a level crossing near Annaghmore in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. By 1938 it was also a railway request halt.

History

The Great Northern Railway opened the halt on its Portadown — Omagh line. The Ulster Transport Authority took over the GNR's remaining lines in Northern Ireland in 1958 and closed the halt in 1960.