Knockmore railway station

Knockmore
Class 3000 train passing the remains of Knockmore station in 2010
General information
LocationLisburn, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Line(s)Belfast-Newry (up line only)
Lisburn-Antrim
Platforms2
(One on Belfast-Newry down line, one on Lisburn-Antrim bi-directional single line.)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway of Ireland
Post-groupingNorthern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1841Lisburn – Lurgan line opened
1863Banbridge branch opened
1871Antrim branch opened
1932First station opened
1933First station closed
1956Banbridge branch closed
1974Station reopened on new site
2005Station closed

Knockmore railway station was a station on the Belfast–Newry railway line. The station served the suburb of Knockmore in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Great Northern Railway (GNR) opened Knockmore station as a halt in 1932.[1] Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) closed the station on 25 March 2005.[citation needed]

Knockmore station had two platforms. One platform was served by "Up" trains only on the service from Belfast Lanyon Place (Known as Belfast Central at the time) via Lisburn to Portadown, while the other platform was served by trains in both directions on the Belfast – Lisburn – AntrimDerry~Londonderry service. "Down" trains travelling from Portadown to Belfast could not serve Knockmore as it was the middle line with no platform.

  1. ^ Hajducki, 1974, map 9