Comber railway station
Comber | |
|---|---|
.JPG) In the current guise as a Fire Station with Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Glen Road Comber, County Down Northern Ireland |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Belfast and County Down Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and County Down Railway |
| Post-grouping | Belfast and County Down Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 6 May 1850 | Station opens |
| 24 April 1950 | Station closes |
Comber railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle in Northern Ireland.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 6 May 1850 as the penultimate station on the original single-track line to Newtownards. With the opening of the branch to Ballygowan and Downpatrick in 1858, it became a junction station. The Newtownards branch was eventually extended to Donaghadee and the Downpatrick line to Newcastle.
The station closed to passengers in 1950, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority. The station buildings, with the exception of the goods shed, were demolished and a section of the trackbed running through the station relaid as the A22 bypass. Today the former engine shed is now used as the Comber Fire Station, while part of the old railway north of the town to Belfast is now the Comber Greenway.
Routes
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundonald | Belfast and County Down Railway Belfast-Newcastle |
Ballygowan | ||
| Terminus | Belfast and County Down Railway Donaghadee Branch Line |
Newtownards | ||
References
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
54°33′06″N 5°45′16″W / 54.551576°N 5.754529°W
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