Poyntzpass railway station (
Irish: ''Pas Phoyntz'' or ''Pas an Phointe'') serves
Poyntzpass
Poyntzpass (Irish Language, Irish: ''Pas Phoyntz'' or ''Pas an Phointe'') is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Ballymor ...
in
County Armagh
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, Northern Ireland.
History
The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the
Ulster Transport Authority
The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.
Formation and consolidation
The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board (NIRTB ...
in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by
Northern Ireland Railways
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.
Service
As of Autumn 2022, there is a limited service from the station, with five trains towards and four towards on Mondays to Fridays; three trains towards Newry and two towards Bangor on Saturdays; and no services on Sundays.
Poyntzpass railway station is on the
Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the
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service en route to .
References
Railway stations in County Down
Railway stations opened in 1862
Railway stations served by NI Railways
Railway stations in County Armagh
1862 establishments in Ireland
Railway stations closed in 1965
Railway stations opened in 1984
Reopened railway stations in Northern Ireland
Railway stations opened by NI Railways
Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 20th century
Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 19th century
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