Ardglass railway station explained

Ardglass
Status:Disused
Borough:Ardglass, County Down
Country:Northern Ireland
Original:Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway
Pregroup:Belfast and County Down Railway
Postgroup:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Years:8 July 1892
Events:Station opens
Years1:16 January 1950
Events1:Station closes

Ardglass railway station was the terminus of the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, which ran from Belfast south to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.

History

Opened by the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, it became part of the Belfast and County Down Railway. The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

The site today

The site was extant but the station buildings mostly roofless and derelict in 2017.

References

54.2632°N -5.6118°W