Antrim railway station (Great Northern Railway)

Antrim GN (I)
Location
Place Antrim
Area County Antrim
Operations
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
History
13 November 1871 Station opened
12 September 1960 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Antrim railway station (Great Northern) served Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was located on the mothballed Lisburn-Antrim railway line. The town is now served by Antrim railway station.

History

Built by the Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway, it became part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) . In 1958 it passed to the Ulster Transport Authority. The UTA closed the station two years later.

The site today

Currently, the line between Antrim and Lisburn is only used for training and emergency diversions, however it could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast circular route. Any traffic would use the current Antrim station.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Millars Bridge   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Lisburn-Antrim
  Antrim Junction

References

    Coordinates: 54°42′47″N 6°12′32″W / 54.713°N 6.209°W / 54.713; -6.209


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