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Shepherd's Bridge Halt was a basic halt on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from
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History

The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on Monday, 24 November 1930. The station closed to passengers on 15 January 1950 along with the rest of the Belfast and County Down Railway line, by which time it had been taken over 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 ...
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References

* * * Disused railway stations in County Down Railway stations opened in 1930 Railway stations closed in 1950 1930 establishments in Northern Ireland 1950 disestablishments in Northern Ireland Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 1930s Railway stations in Northern Ireland closed in 1950 {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub