Belfast and County Down Railway
1926 map of the BCDR | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 2 August 1848–1 October 1948 |
| Predecessor | Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway (1864-1884) Downpatrick, Dundrum and Newcastle Railway (1869-1884) |
| Successor | Ulster Transport Authority |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
| Length | 80 miles (130 km) (1925) |
| Track length | 127 miles 11 chains (204.6 km) (1925) |
The Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) linking Belfast with County Down. It was built in the 19th century and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. All but the line between Belfast and Bangor was closed in the 1950s, although some of it has been restored near Downpatrick by a heritage line, the Downpatrick and County Down Railway.