Goraghwood

Location type

Station


Name and dates

Goraghwood (1854-1965)

Opened on the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway.

Opened on the Newry and Enniskillen Railway.



Dates

  /  /1853Newry and Enniskillen Railway
Work begins on line from Newry Edward Street to Goraghwood.
  /03/1854Newry and Enniskillen Railway
Line opened from Newry Edward Street to Goraghwood (Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway).
  /  /1857Newry and Armagh Railway
New Act authorises the line from Goraghwood to Armagh.
  /  /1860Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
Doubled from Drogheda Viaduct to Dunleer and Adavoyle to Goraghwood.
  /  /1861Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway
Doubled from Goraghwood to Scarva.
  /  /1864Newry and Armagh Railway
Opened from Goraghwood to Armagh [NandAR], a temporary terminus a mile from Armagh. Tunnels at Lissummon Tunnel (longest in Ireland 1,759 yds) and Loughgilly Tunnel (465 yds).
  /  /1955Newry and Armagh Railway
Markethill to Goraghwood closed.
  /  /1965Newry and Enniskillen Railway Town of Newry Connecting Railway Newry, Warrenpoint and Restrevor Railway
Goraghwood to Warrenpoint closed.