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Revision as of 00:50, 19 February 2024

Scarva
NI Railways
Commuter Rail
Scarva Station
General information
LocationScarva
County Down
(Station in County Armagh)
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°19′56″N 6°21′59″W / 54.33222°N 6.36639°W / 54.33222; -6.36639
Owned byNI Railways
Operated byNI Railways
Line(s)Belfast-Newry line (1)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Fare zone4[1]
Key dates
1859Station opened
1965Station closed
1984Station re-opened
Location
Scarva is located in Northern Ireland
Scarva
Scarva
Location within Northern Ireland
Map

Scarva railway station serves Scarva in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite serving the County Down village, the station itself is in County Armagh, the nearby Newry Canal being the boundary.

History

Scarva station, 2005

The station opened on 23 March 1859. The station was formerly the junction for the GNR(I) branch to Banbridge which opened in 1859 and closed on 2 May 1955. Scarva station was closed between 1965 and 1984.

Service

There is a limited service from the station with four trains towards Newry or Bangor on Mondays to Saturdays only.

There is no Sunday service.

Scarva railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the Enterprise en route to Dublin Connolly.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Portadown   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Newry Line
  Poyntzpass
  Historical railways  
Tanderagee
Line open station closed
  Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
Portadown-Drogheda
  Poyntzpass
Line open station open
Terminus   Banbridge Junction Railway
Scarva-Banbridge
  Laurencetown
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ "iLink Zone information". translink.co.uk. Translink. Retrieved 4 November 2023.