Dromore Railway Station

Dromore Railway Station
Dromore Railway Station
General information
Location	Church St., Dromore, County Down Northern Ireland
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
13 July 1863	Station opens
30 April 1956	Station closes

Dromore railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened on 13 July 1863 and closed on 30 April 1956.

It had a two-road goods shed, three sidings, two passenger platforms and a signal cabin.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Magherabeg		Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway Knockmore Junction-Banbridge		Ashfield Halt

Viaduct

Main article: Dromore Viaduct

Immediately to the west of the station is Dromore Viaduct, which once carried trains across the River Lagan. At 74 ft tall and 7 arches long, it was the most noteworthy piece of engineering on the line.

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The site today

The remnants of the platform at the former Dromore Railway Station

The station building is in use today as a children's nursery, whilst part of the platform and the former station yard are used by a mechanics. The viaduct still stands, and Dromore Town Park passes beneath it.