Castlebellingham railway station served the village of

Castlebellingham Castlebellingham () is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. The village has become quieter since the construction of the new M1 motorway, which bypasses it. The population of Castlebellingham-Kilsaran (named for the two townlands whi ...

on the Dublin to Belfast railway line between

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and

Dundalk railway station Dundalk Clarke railway station ( ga, Stáisiún Dhún Dealgan Uí Cleirigh) serves Dundalk in County Louth, Ireland. It consists of an island platform, with a bay facing south. It is served by the Dublin-Belfast "Enterprise" express trains a ...

. It was north of where the line branched to

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. The station opened on 1 April 1851, closed to goods on 2 December 1974 and was finally closed on 6 September 1976. Proposals were made by businessman

Larry Goodman Laurence "Larry" Goodman (born 15 September 1937) is an Irish businessman, chiefly involved in the beef processing industry. He is the 6th generation of a livestock and meat exporting family and founded what is now ABP Food Group in 1954. He is ...

in January 2009 that included reopening the station.

References

Disused railway stations in County Louth Railway stations opened in 1851 Railway stations closed in 1976 1851 establishments in Ireland {{Ireland-railstation-stub Railway stations in Ireland opened in 1851