Ballykelly railway station
Ballykelly railway station served Ballykelly in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
| Ballykelly | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Ballykelly |
| Area | County Londonderry |
| Coordinates | 55.0541°N 7.0384°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Ulster Transport Authority |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 29 December 1852 | Station opens |
| 20 September 1954 | 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 | |
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 29 December 1852.[1]
It closed on 20 September 1954.
Northern Ireland Railways are currently constructing a new passing loop at Ballykelly to help increase service frequency on the Belfast-Derry railway line.
There have been calls to reopen the station at Ballykelly, given its proximity to Limavady.
Routes
| Preceding station |  |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limavady Junction | Ulster Transport Authority Belfast-Derry |
Carrichue | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Limavady Junction Line open, station closed |
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-L'Derry |
Carrichue Line open, station closed | ||
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