Poyntzpass railway station
Poyntzpass railway station (Irish: Pas Phoyntz or Pas an Phointe) serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by Northern Ireland Railways.[1]
Poyntzpass  | |
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| Location | Poyntzpass Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.2924°N 6.3720°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 | Station opened |
| 1965 | Station closed |
| 1984 | Station re-opened |
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Poyntzpass, as seen from the signal cabin
Service
There is a limited service from the station, with four trains towards Newry or Bangor on Mondays to Saturdays only, with no services on Sundays.[2]
Poyntzpass railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the Enterprise service en route to Dublin Connolly.
| Preceding station | Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
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| Scarva | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Newry |
Newry | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Scarva Line open and station open |
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Portadown-Drogheda |
Goraghwood Line open and station closed | ||
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poyntzpass railway station. |
- "Poyntzpass station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- "Timetables - Translink". Translink. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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