Randalstown railway station
Randalstown railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.
Randalstown | |
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Randalstown railway viaduct on the former Northern Counties Committee line. | |
Location | |
Place | Randalstown |
Area | County Antrim |
Coordinates | 54.7499°N 6.3123°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
History | |
11 April 1848 | Station opens |
28 August 1950 | Station closes |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
History
The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]
The station was moved and re-opened on 10 November 1856 when the line was extended to Cookstown.
The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Cookstown Junction | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown Junction-Cookstown |
Staffordstown |
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References
- "Staffordstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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