Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Downpatrick Racecourse Platform
| status = Disused
| image =
| borough = Downpatrick, County Down
| country = Northern Ireland
| original = Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway
| pregroup = Belfast and County Down Railway
| postgroup = Belfast and County Down Railway
| years = 8 March 1893
| events = Station opens
| years1 = 16 January 1950
| events1 = Station closes
}}
Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station was an exchange platform 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.
Routes
{{Historical Rail Start}}
{{rail line
|previous = Downpatrick Loop
|next = Ballynoe
|route = Belfast and County Down Railway
Belfast-Ardglass
|col = C41E3A}}
{{end}}
References
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{Jowett-Atlas}}
- {{Jowett-Nationalised}}
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Category:Disused railway stations in County Down
Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1893
Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1950
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