Vernersbridge railway station
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Vernersbridge railway station was a railway station in County Armagh
, Northern Ireland
. The station was about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Clonmore
and about 0.25 miles (402.3 m) east of a substantial viaduct by which the railway crossed the River Blackwater.
(PD&O) opened the station in 1858 as Verner's, named after local landowner William Verner. Mr Verner did not want a standard PD&O station building as at and , so at his request Verner's station was built to match his home at Churchill. The station had no signal box
and its signals were worked by a ground frame.
The newly-formed Great Northern Railway
(GNR) absorbed the PD&O in 1876 and doubled the track through Vernersbridge in 1899–1902. Vernersbridge was served by GNR passenger trains between and via .
The GNR was nationalised in 1953 as the GNR Board, which closed Vernersbridge station in 1954. The Ulster Transport Authority
took over the GNR's remaining lines in Northern Ireland in 1958 and closed the PD&O line on 15 February 1965.
The former station and goods shed survive: the station as a private house and the goods shed as its outbuilding.
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The station was about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Clonmore
Clonmore, County Armagh
Clonmore is a hamlet and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is close to the banks of the River Blackwater.-Clonmore shrine:The Clonmore shrine was found on the banks of the Blackwater river which runs along the big meadow. It is the earliest Christian metal artifact. It is housed in...
and about 0.25 miles (402.3 m) east of a substantial viaduct by which the railway crossed the River Blackwater.
History
The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction RailwayPortadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway was an Irish gauge railway in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland .-Early development:...
(PD&O) opened the station in 1858 as Verner's, named after local landowner William Verner. Mr Verner did not want a standard PD&O station building as at and , so at his request Verner's station was built to match his home at Churchill. The station had no signal box
Signalling control
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
and its signals were worked by a ground frame.
The newly-formed Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
The Great Northern Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.The Great Northern was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway , Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The Ulster Railway was the GNRI's oldest constituent, having opened between Belfast and...
(GNR) absorbed the PD&O in 1876 and doubled the track through Vernersbridge in 1899–1902. Vernersbridge was served by GNR passenger trains between and via .
The GNR was nationalised in 1953 as the GNR Board, which closed Vernersbridge station in 1954. The Ulster Transport Authority
Ulster Transport Authority
The Ulster Transport Authority ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.-Formation and consolidation:The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board and the Belfast and County Down Railway...
took over the GNR's remaining lines in Northern Ireland in 1958 and closed the PD&O line on 15 February 1965.
The former station and goods shed survive: the station as a private house and the goods shed as its outbuilding.