BANBRIDGE TO NEWCASTLE GREENWAY
“Heart of County Down Greenway”
The former Great Northern Railway linked with the Belfast to Dublin mainline at Scarva, and on to Banbridge where it was possible to travel by train through the County Down countryside, in the shadow of the Mourne Mountains, through Castlewellan into the coastal town of Newcastle.
ROUTE DETAILS
| Length | 36 kilometres |
| Estimate | £5.4 million |
| Timescale | 2026 to 2040 |
| Type | Former railway |
| Title | Great Northern Railway |
| Border area | No |
| Councils | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council |
| Newry, Mourne and Down District Council |
IMAGES
PROGRESS UPDATES
Idea stage
Feasibility
Construction
Completed
September 2020: Mallon announces a £2.8 million package for Greenway projects
“Banbridge Riverside Walk – Lighting Provision – total capital costs £180,000”
GREENWAY PROJECTS WHICH INTERSECT
A short 10km route which linked the (former) Banbridge to Newcastle railway line with the (existing) Belfast to Dublin railway line.
Extending the Comber Greenway route by 55km through Ballygowan, Saintfield, Crossgar, Ballynahinch and Downpatrick to the Mournes.
A meandering 26km route from Lisburn through Hillsborough and Dromore’s spectacular viaduct to Banbridge.
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