Toome Bridge railway station

Toome Bridge railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland. Located in Toome in County Antrim on the River Bann with County Londonderry across the river.

Toome Bridge
Spanning time without a span, with the former railway bridge over the River Bann.
Location
PlaceToome Bridge
AreaCounty Antrim
Coordinates54.7533°N 6.4615°W / 54.7533; -6.4615
Operations
Original companyBelfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
History
10 November 1856Station 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 10 November 1856.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Staffordstown   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown		   Castledawson
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References
  1. "Toome Bridge 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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