Rathkenny railway station

Rathkenny railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Rathkenny
The line in 1906
Location
PlaceRathkenny
AreaCounty Antrim
Operations
Original companyBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Pre-groupingBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Post-groupingBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
History
5 April 1886Station opens
1 October 1930Station 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 on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway route and opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 5 April 1886, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballycloughan   Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Ballymena-Retreat
  Clough Road
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References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

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