Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station explained

Downpatrick Racecourse Platform
Status:Disused
Borough:Downpatrick, County Down
Country:Northern Ireland
Original:Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway
Pregroup:Belfast and County Down Railway
Postgroup:Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Years:8 March 1893
Events:Station opens
Years1:16 January 1950
Events1:Station closes

Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station was on the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, which ran from Downpatrick to Ardglass in Northern Ireland.

History

Opened by the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, it became part of the Belfast and County Down Railway. It was only used on race days.

The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.

References

54.3156°N -5.7332°W