Poyntzpass railway station

Poyntzpass railway station (Irish: Pas Phoyntz or Pas an Phointe) serves Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Poyntzpass
General information
Location	Poyntzpass Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°17′33″N 6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W / 54.2924; -6.3720Coordinates: 54°17′33″N 6°22′19″W / 54.2924°N 6.3720°W / 54.2924; -6.3720
Owned by	NI Railways
Operated by	NI Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Key dates
1862	Station opened
1965	Station closed
1984	Station re-opened
NI Railways Translink NI railway stations
Location
Poyntzpass Location within Northern Ireland

Poyntzpass, as seen from the signal cabin

History

The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by Northern Ireland Railways.

Service

As of Autumn 2022, there is a limited service from the station, with five trains towards Newry and four towards Bangor on Mondays to Fridays; three trains towards Newry and two towards Bangor on Saturdays; and no services on Sundays.^[1]

Poyntzpass railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the Enterprise service en route to Dublin Connolly.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Scarva		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Newry		Newry
	Historical railways
Scarva Line open and station open		Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Portadown-Drogheda		Goraghwood Line open and station closed

References

 

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1. "Timetables - Translink". Translink. Retrieved 5 October 2022.