Maze railway station

Maze
An Enterprise train passing the closed Maze station in March 1985
General information
Location	Cross Lane, near Lisburn County Antrim Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°30′12″N 6°07′02″W / 54.50343°N 6.11731°W / 54.50343; -6.11731
Grid reference	J22016330
Line	Dublin–Belfast railway line
Distance	102 miles 41 chains from Dublin Amiens Street[1]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Former names	Maze Platform
Original company	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
1 June 1895	Opened as Maze Platform[2][1]
1 October 1958	Transferred to the Ulster Transport Authority[3]
1967	Transferred to NI Railways[4]
1 July 1974	Closed to passengers[2]
Historical railways
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Moira Line and station open   Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Belfast–Portadown (1895–1935)   Lisburn Line and station open Broomhedge Halt Line open, station closed   Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Belfast–Portadown (1935–1958)   Lisburn Line and station open Broomhedge Halt Line open, station closed   Ulster Transport Authority Belfast–Portadown (1958–1967)   Lisburn Line and station open Broomhedge Halt Line open, station closed   NI Railways Belfast–Portadown (1967–1974)   Lisburn Line and station open
Route map Legend Year closed Great Victoria Street 2024 Belfast Grand Central Westlink / Central Junction to Lanyon Place Adelaide Depot Adelaide Balmoral Finaghy M1 Dunmurry Derriaghy Lambeg Hilden Lisburn Knockmore 2005 Lisburn-Antrim line 2003 Banbridge, Lisburn & Belfast Jn Rly to Banbridge 1956 Maze 1974 Broomhedge Halt 1973 Damhead 1973 Moira M1 Pritchard's Bridge 1844 Lurgan Goodyear Halt 1983 Seagoe 1842 River Bann Portadown to Dungannon, Omagh and Londonderry 1965 to Armagh, Clones and Cavan 1957 Tanderagee 1965 Banbridge Jn Rly to Banbridge 1955 Scarva Acton Crossing 1954 Poyntzpass Augheranter Crossing 1954 Knockarney Crossing 1965 Newry and Armagh Railway to Armagh 1955 Goraghwood 1965 to Warrenpoint 1965 Mullaghglass 1901 Bessbrook and Newry Tramway Craigmore Viaduct Newry MacNeill's Egyptian Arch Wellington Inn 1852 Adavoyle 1933 Northern Ireland Ireland border Mt. Pleasant 1965 M1 Castletown River Dundalk Clarke Dundalk Junct. station 1894 ← to Clones and Enniskillen│to Greenore → 1957/1952 Dundalk Railway Works 1958 Castlebellingham 1976 to Ardee 1975 Dromin Junction 1975 Dunleer 1984 Newfoundwell Boyne Viaduct Drogheda MacBride Oldcastle branch line (freight only) Bettystown 1847 Laytown Laytown Viaduct Mosney 2000 Gormanston Balbriggan Ardgillan 1867 Skerries Skerries Golf Club Halt 1960 Baldongan 1847 Rush and Lusk Rogerstown Viaduct Donabate Broadmeadow viaduct Malahide Portmarnock Clongriffin Baldoyle 1852 to Howth Howth Junction & Donaghmede Kilbarrack Raheny Harmonstown Killester Clontarf 1956 Clontarf Road Fairview DART depot River Tolka North Wall Yard to Alexandra Road Western Commuter & Sligo Line Docklands The Royal Canal Dublin Connolly Luas Red Line to Tallaght and Saggart Loopline Bridge Trans-Dublin Line & Rosslare Line = Northern Commuter = Newry/Portadown Line This diagram: view talk edit
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Maze railway station was a railway station on the Dublin–Belfast railway line near Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Originally opened as Maze Platform on 1 June 1895 by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland), it served passengers until its closure on 1 July 1974.^[2][1]

History

Great Northern Railway (1895–1958)

Maze station opened on 1 June 1895 under the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). Originally named Maze Platform, it was situated on the Belfast–Portadown section of the Dublin-Belfast main line.^[2][1]

The station stood at a distance of 102 miles and 41 chains from Dublin Amiens Street, now Dublin Connolly. It was situated between Moira and Lisburn, with Broomhedge Halt subsequently opening to the west in April 1935.^[1][5]

The station had two platforms serving the double-track railway. A waiting shelter of Great Northern Railway design was provided on the down platform.^[6]

Ulster Transport Authority and NI Railways (1958–1974)

On 1 October 1958, following the dissolution of the Great Northern Railway Board, Maze station became part of the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA). The transfer followed an agreement between the governments of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to divide the former Great Northern Railway's assets and operations.^[3]

In 1967, the UTA's railway operations were transferred to NI Railways, which continued to operate local passenger services on the Belfast-Portadown line.^[4]

Maze station closed to passenger services on 1 July 1974, after 79 years of operation. The Irish Railway Stations Index records that the station was mothballed following its closure.^[2]

Location and remains

The former station was situated beside the Maze level crossing on Cross Lane, west of Lisburn, in the area of Lissue and Teraghafeeva. The crossing carries Cross Lane over the Belfast-Dublin railway line.^[7][6]

See also

• Broomhedge Halt railway station
• Knockmore railway station
• The Great Northern Mainline (Belfast-Dublin line)

References

1. "RailRef Line Codes GD". Signalling Record Society. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
2. "Irish Railway Stations Index" (PDF). Irish Railway Record Society. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
3. "Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Factsheet" (PDF). Irish Railway Record Society. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
4. "NI Railway History". Translink. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
5. "Irish Railway Stations Index" (PDF). Irish Railway Record Society. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
6. The Carlisle Kid. "Train passing Maze station". Geograph Ireland. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
7. legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives https://legislation.gov.uk// {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Photograph of Maze station in March 1985
• Photographs of the former station and surrounding area