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'''Scarva railway station''' serves [[Scarva]] in [[County Down]], |
'''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. |
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==History== |
==History== |
Revision as of 03:35, 10 December 2020
General information | |
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Location | Scarva, County Down (Station in County Armagh) Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°19′56″N 6°21′59″W / 54.33222°N 6.36639°W |
Owned by | NI Railways |
Operated by | NI Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Key dates | |
1859 | Station opened |
1965 | Station closed |
1984 | Station re-opened |
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
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.[1]
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.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scarva railway station.
- ^ "Scarva station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 28 August 2007.