Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway
The former Dromore Railway Station | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1863 |
| Defunct | 1956 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Parent | Great Northern Railway Board |
The Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway in Ireland linking Belfast with Banbridge, County Down. It was built in the 19th century. The line between Knockmore and Banbridge was closed in 1956.
History
| Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway Act 1858 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for making a Railway from Banbridge to Lisburn, to be called "The Banbridge, Lisburn, and Belfast Railway;" and for other Purposes. |
| Citation | 21 & 22 Vict. c. xlvi |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 June 1858 |
| Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway (Leasing) Act 1862 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to provide for the leasing of the Banbridge, Lisburn, and Belfast Railway to the Ulster Railway Company. |
| Citation | 25 & 26 Vict. c. cviii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 June 1862 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast and Ulster Railway Act 1860 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to enable the Banbridge, Lisburn, and Belfast Railway Company to make Deviations in their authorized Railways; and to enable the Ulster Railway Company to acquire and hold Shares in the Undertaking of the Banbridge, Lisburn, and Belfast Railway Company; and for other Purposes. |
| Citation | 23 & 24 Vict. c. vi |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 April 1860 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway (BLB) through Dromore was authorised by the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. xlvi), and opened in 1863.[1] Its line was a branch that joined the Ulster Railway main line Knockmore Junction, giving Dromore a direct link to Lisburn and Belfast Great Victoria Street.[1] In 1876 the Ulster Railway became part of the new Great Northern Railway, which took over the BLB company in 1877.[2] In 1953 the railway was nationalised as the GNR Board,[3] which closed the line through Dromore on 29 April 1956.[4]
The main engineering feature on the line was Dromore Viaduct.
Gallery
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Dromore Bypass June 2011. The disused viaduct of the BLB can be seen on the left
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The remnants of the platform at Dromore Station on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway
References
- ^ a b Hajducki 1974, map 9.
- ^ Hajducki 1974, p. xiii.
- ^ Baker 1972, pp. 146, 147.
- ^ Baker 1972, p. 207.