Hillsborough railway station (Northern Ireland)

Hillsborough
General information
Location	Hillsborough, County Down Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.470797°N 6.087096°W / 54.470797; -6.087096
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Post-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
13 July 1863	Station opens
30 April 1956	Station closes

Hillsborough railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway on 13 July 1863.[1] The station served Hillsborough, County Down.

The station closed on 30 April 1956. The station has been proposed to reopen as part of a high-speed loop on the Belfast–Dublin line in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, published in July 2024.[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Newport		Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway Knockmore Junction-Banbridge		Ballygowan Halt

References

1. "Hillsborough station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
2. "All-Island Strategic Rail Review" (PDF). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.