Tillysburn railway station
Tillysburn railway station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°37′08″N 5°51′48″W / 54.618988°N 5.863261°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Closed | 1945 |
| Original company | Belfast and County Down Railway |
Tillysburn railway station was a
railway station on the Bangor line of the Belfast and County Down Railway. It opened in 1848, closed in 1945 and was located 2 miles 48 chains (4.2 km) from the Queens Quay terminus.[1]
As of the 2000s, the site was proposed as a station to serve the area between
national stadium and as a park and ride facility for the areas around Holywood.[3]
The pressure group, Rail 21, in a submission to the BMAP plan, raised objections about what the new station was expected to do, in that the proposed site was a similar distance from the airport terminal to
Derry line, so any expansion of service to the east of Belfast remains an unfunded proposal.[citation needed][needs update
]
References
- ^ "BCDR RAILWAY - COMBER RAILWAY - PART TWO". Comber Historical Society. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015 District Proposals: Belfast Harbour Area Transportation". Northern Ireland Planning Service. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Mckee, Linda (25 March 2009). "Blanchflower Stadium: plan for aiprort [sic] train station". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "New Railway Station at Tillysburn". Rail 21. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.