Randalstown railway station

Randalstown railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.

Randalstown
Randalstown railway viaduct on the former Northern Counties Committee line.
Location
PlaceRandalstown
AreaCounty Antrim
Coordinates54.7499°N 6.3123°W / 54.7499; -6.3123
Operations
Original companyBelfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
History
11 April 1848Station opens
28 August 1950Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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
Cookstown Junction   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown		   Staffordstown
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References
  1. "Staffordstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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