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Neill's Hill railway station

1890 establishments in Ireland1950 disestablishments in Northern IrelandDisused railway stations in BelfastDisused railway stations in County DownRailway stations closed in 1950
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Neill's Hill railway station is a disused railway station / halt on the main line of the Belfast and County Down Railway. It ran from Queen's Quay, Belfast south to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland. When the Belfast and County Down Railway was open, Neill's Hill railway station was the 4th station from Queen's Quay, Belfast. After traversing Ballymacarrett Junction (where a station existed at Ballymacarrett on the Bangor Line) the preceding stations were Fraser Street Halt and Bloomfield. The stations following Neill's Hill were Knock, Dundonald, Henryville Halt, Comber, Ballygowan, Shephard's Bridge Halt, Saintfield, Ballynahinch Junction, Crossgar, King's Bridge Halt, Downpatrick North Junction, Downpatrick, Downpatrick South Junction, Downpatrick Loop Platform, Tullymurry (old), Tullymurry (new), Ballykinlar, Dundrum, Junction with Castlewellan line and the terminus at Newcastle railway station in Newcastle.

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Neill's Hill railway station
Sandown Park South, Belfast Clarawood

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BT5 6HW Belfast, Clarawood
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