Ghost Stations - Disused Railway Stations in County Down, Northern Ireland
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1. Ardglass railway station
2. Ashfield Halt railway station
3. Ballygowan Halt railway station
4. Ballygowan railway station
5. Ballygrainey railway station
6. Ballykinlar Halt railway station
7. Ballymacarrett railway station
8. Ballynahinch Junction railway station
9. Ballynahinch railway station
10. Ballynoe railway station
11. Ballyroney railway station
12. Ballyward railway station
13. Banbridge (BJR) railway station
14. Banbridge (BLBR) railway station
15. Bright Halt railway station
16. Castlewellan railway station
17. Comber railway station
18. Coney Island railway station
19. Conlig railway station
20. Corbet railway station
21. Crawfordsburn railway station
22. Creevyargon Halt railway station
23. Crossgar railway station
24. Damhead railway station
25. Donaghadee railway station
26. Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station
27. Downpatrick railway station
28. Dromore railway station
29. Drumadonald railway station
30. Dundonald railway station
31. Dundrum railway station
32. Hillsborough railway station
33. Katesbridge railway station
34. Killough railway station
35. King's Bridge Halt railway station
36. Laurencetown railway station
37. Leitrim railway station
38. Lenaderg railway station
39. Magherabeg railway station
40. Millisle Road Halt railway station
41. Mullafernaghan railway station
42. Newcastle railway station
43. Newtownards railway station
44. Poland's Bridge Halt railway station
45. Saintfield railway station
46. Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station
47. Smyth's Siding railway station
48. Tullymurry railway station
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_County_Down
Music : Ghost Walk,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Library
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain
stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold
War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those
actively passed through by passenger trains.
An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but
has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the
station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such
as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is
closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include
opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to
cope with high passenger numbers.
Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed
stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations"
(Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.
Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed
nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in
Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network
in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples
include many of the stations on the closed Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England.
Architecturally and historically notable station buildings may present a problem if they are protected under building
preservation laws but fall into disuse. Such bu
1. Ardglass railway station
2. Ashfield Halt railway station
3. Ballygowan Halt railway station
4. Ballygowan railway station
5. Ballygrainey railway station
6. Ballykinlar Halt railway station
7. Ballymacarrett railway station
8. Ballynahinch Junction railway station
9. Ballynahinch railway station
10. Ballynoe railway station
11. Ballyroney railway station
12. Ballyward railway station
13. Banbridge (BJR) railway station
14. Banbridge (BLBR) railway station
15. Bright Halt railway station
16. Castlewellan railway station
17. Comber railway station
18. Coney Island railway station
19. Conlig railway station
20. Corbet railway station
21. Crawfordsburn railway station
22. Creevyargon Halt railway station
23. Crossgar railway station
24. Damhead railway station
25. Donaghadee railway station
26. Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station
27. Downpatrick railway station
28. Dromore railway station
29. Drumadonald railway station
30. Dundonald railway station
31. Dundrum railway station
32. Hillsborough railway station
33. Katesbridge railway station
34. Killough railway station
35. King's Bridge Halt railway station
36. Laurencetown railway station
37. Leitrim railway station
38. Lenaderg railway station
39. Magherabeg railway station
40. Millisle Road Halt railway station
41. Mullafernaghan railway station
42. Newcastle railway station
43. Newtownards railway station
44. Poland's Bridge Halt railway station
45. Saintfield railway station
46. Shepherd's Bridge Halt railway station
47. Smyth's Siding railway station
48. Tullymurry railway station
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_County_Down
Music : Ghost Walk,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Library
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain
stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold
War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those
actively passed through by passenger trains.
An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but
has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the
station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such
as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is
closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include
opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to
cope with high passenger numbers.
Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed
stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations"
(Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.
Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed
nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in
Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network
in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples
include many of the stations on the closed Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England.
Architecturally and historically notable station buildings may present a problem if they are protected under building
preservation laws but fall into disuse. Such bu