Armagh
Location type
Station
Name and dates
Armagh (1848-1957)
Opened on the Ulster Railway.
Opened on the Newry and Enniskillen Railway.
Opened on the Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway.
Dates
| / /1845 | Ulster Railway New Act re-authorised Portadown [1st] to Armagh. |
| / /1848 | Ulster Railway Portadown [2nd] replaces the Portadown [1st] terminus (further to the north east over the River Bann). Line extended through Portadown [2nd] to Armagh. (The Portadown [1st] building survives for some years, passed on its north side by the extension.) |
| / /1849 | Ulster Railway Portadown Junction to Armagh doubled. |
| / /1855 | Ulster Railway Extension from Armagh to Monaghan authorised. |
| / /1857 | Newry and Armagh Railway New Act authorises the line from Goraghwood to Armagh. |
| / /1858 | Ulster Railway Armagh to Monaghan opened. |
| / /1865 | Newry and Armagh Railway Completed from Armagh [NandAR] to a junction for Armagh. |
| 12/06/1889 | Newry and Armagh Railway Armagh Rail Crash results in the death of 88 people, 22 of whom were children. A heavily loaded excursion leaves Armagh to climb the bank. Stalling near the summit the train is divided. The rear portion ran back downhill towards Armagh striking the next train (the line was operated by time interval). The accident leads to the passing of the Regulation of Railways Act of 30/08/1889. |
| / /1909 | Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway Opened from Armagh to Keady. A short tunnel through an embankment was left for the never built Newry, Keady and Tynan Railway. |
| / /1933 | Newry and Armagh Railway Closed to passengers. Closed from Markethill to Armagh. |
| / /1933 | Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway Closed to passengers from Keady to Armagh. |
| / /1934 | Ulster Railway Richhill to Armagh singled. |
| / /1957 | Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway Closed to goods from Keady to Armagh. |
