Hillsborough railway station (Northern Ireland)

{{Short description|Railway station in County Down, Northern Ireland}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Hillsborough

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = Hillsborough, County Down

| country = Northern Ireland

| original = Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway

| pregroup = Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

| postgroup = Great Northern Railway (Ireland)

| years = 13 July 1863

| events = Station opens

| years1 = 30 April 1956

| events1 = Station closes

| coordinates = {{coord|54.470797|-6.087096|display=title,inline}}

}}

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

History

The station was opened by the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway on 13 July 1863.{{cite web|title=Hillsborough station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2012-05-06}} The station served Hillsborough, County Down.

The station closed on 30 April 1956. The station has been proposed to reopen as part of a high-speed loop on the Belfast–Dublin line in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, published in July 2024.{{cite web|title=All-Island Strategic Rail Review|date=2024-07-31|access-date=2024-12-13|url=https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/306668/806eac28-a3c0-4789-8b2c-a8755fd6d162.pdf#page=null}}

{{rail line

|previous = Newport

|next = Ballygowan Halt

|route = Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway
Knockmore Junction-Banbridge

|col = C41E3A}}

References

Category:Disused railway stations in County Down

Category:Civil parish of Hillsborough, County Down

Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1863

Category:Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1956

Category:Proposed railway stations in Northern Ireland