Racecourses · Northern Ireland
Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station
Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–6 h
About
Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
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.
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Background
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.
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- Coordinates
- 54.3156, -5.7332
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT30 6US
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Down
- Official site
- www.downrail.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5303245 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station?
- Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.3156°, -5.7332°.