King Magnus' Halt railway station

King Magnus' Halt
General information
Other namesMagnus Grave
LocationDownpatrick, County Down
Northern Ireland
Owned byDownpatrick and County Down Railway
Operated byDownpatrick and County Down Railway
Line(s)South Line
Platforms1
Key dates
1995Opened
Route map
Inch Abbey
Downpatrick
Downpatrick Loop Platform
King Magnus' Halt
Ballynoe
Killough
Coney Island
Ardglass
Ballydugan
(proposed)

King Magnus' Halt, more commonly known as Magnus' Grave, is a heritage railway station on the Downpatrick and County Down Railway's South Line, located on the outskirts of the town of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. It takes its name from the nearby grave of Viking King Magnus Barefoot, a local tourist attraction that was not easily accessible prior to the arrival of the railway.[1]

The station consists of a simple curved concrete platform, overlooking the burial site of Magnus Barefoot on one side and the Quoile Marshes and Hollymount Forest on the other. It is located on the same alignment as the former Belfast and County Down Railway mainline from Belfast to Newcastle, though no halt was ever provided at its location in BCDR days. Although Magnus Grave is a terminus station, the track continues on through a cutting and southwards for another kilometre. This section of track is currently mothballed.[2]

  1. ^ "Downpatrick & County Down Railway". Downpatrick & County Down Railway. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "New ballast wagons arrive from Irish Rail". Downpatrick & County Down Railway. Retrieved 16 August 2022.