The Banbridge Junction Railway was a railway line that operated between Banbridge, County Down and Scarva, County Armagh. Opened in 1859, it was absorbed into the Great Northern Railway of Ireland in 1887. The line closed in the 1950s.
History
editThe company that operated the railway line, initially named the Banbridge, Newry, Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, was created by the Banbridge Junction Railway Act 1853.[1][2] It was renamed, to the Banbridge Junction Railway (BJR), under the Banbridge Junction Railway Act 1856.[3] Railway engineers associated with the surveying, design and construction of the line included James Price[4][5] and William Dargan.[6]
Opened in 1859, the line was approximately 5 miles in length and connected the Banbridge Railway with the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway.[7]
The BJR was absorbed into the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNRI) in 1877.[8][9][10] The line closed in 1955.[8]
Stations
editStations and halts on the line included:[11]
- Banbridge (BJR) station (1859–1863); Replaced by Banbridge (BLBR) station (1863–1950s)
- Smyth's Siding passenger halt[11] (c. 1903–1930s)[12][13]
- Lenaderg station (1904–1955)[14]
- Laurencetown station (1859–1955)[15][16]
- Scarva station (terminus)[7]
References
editSources
edit- Butt, R.J.V. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Stephens. ISBN 9781852605087.
- Ayres, Bob (2003). "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
Notes
edit- ^ "Banbridge Junction Railway Act 1853". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Banbridge Junction Railway (Lease) Act 1860". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Banbridge Junction Railway Act 1856". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Jones, Stefanie P. (2009). "Price, James". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.007499.v1.
Price [..] was appointed resident engineer in charge of surveying the Banbridge Junction railway line (1855–7), ultimately overseeing its construction (1858–9)
- ^ "Price, James". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
Price [..] was employed from 1855 to 1857 as resident engineer of the Banbridge Junction Railway
- ^ Mulligan, Fergus. "Dargan, William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.002407.v1.
Back in Ireland Dargan came to dominate railway construction in the 1850s [..] After this came the [..] Banbridge Junction Railway. There were few railway projects in which he was not involved
- ^ a b Knox, Alexander (1875). A History of the County of Down. Hodges, Foster & Company. p. 99.
The Banbridge Junction Railway forms a connection between the Banbridge Railway, and the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railroad, at Scarva. Its length is about five miles, with an intervening station at Laurencetown
- ^ a b "Banbridge Junction Railway". railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Banbridge Junction Railway Company". scripoworld.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "1932 Great Northern Railway (Ireland)". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Northern Ireland Railways & Tramways - SL 19 1 - Passenger Lines - Stations & Stops" (PDF), branchline.uk, p. 2, retrieved 7 October 2024
- ^ Railscot 2003, p. 53 "Smyth's Siding [Opened] ??.??.1903 [Pass Closure] ??.??.1937".
- ^ Butt 1995, p.214 "Smyth's Siding GN(I) [..] OP[EN] by 1904; CL[OSED] after 1929 ".
- ^ Railscot 2003, p. 39.
- ^ Railscot 2003, p. 38.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 139.
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