Scarva railway station serves Scarva in

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, Northern Ireland. Despite serving the County Down village, the station itself is in

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, the nearby

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being the boundary.

History

The station opened on 23 March 1859. The station was formerly the junction for the GNR(I) branch to Banbridge which opened in 1859 and closed on 2 May 1955. Scarva station was closed between 1965 and 1984.

Service

There is a limited service from the station with four trains towards or on Mondays to Saturdays only. There is no Sunday service. Scarva railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the

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en route to .

References

Railway stations in County Armagh Railway stations opened in 1859 Railway stations closed in 1965 Railway stations opened in 1984 Reopened railway stations in Northern Ireland Railway stations opened by NI Railways Railway stations served by NI Railways {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub