Ballyclare Junction railway station

Ballyclare Junction
NIR Class 3000 train passing the site of Ballyclare Junction station in 2005
Location
Place	Ballyclare
Area	County Antrim
Operations
Original company	Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Ulster Transport Authority
History
1 February 1849	Station opens as Ballynure
1 October 1858	Station renamed to Ballynure Road
1 September 1875	Station closed
1 June 1877	Station reopened
3 November 1884	Station renamed to Ballyclare Junction
9 September 1961	Station closes
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Ballyclare Junction railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Belfast to Ballymena in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened as Ballynure Road by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 1 February 1849.^[1] It was renamed Ballynure Junction on 3 November 1884.

The station closed to passengers on 4 December 1961.

Preceding station	Northern Ireland Railways			Following station
Mossley		Ulster Transport Authority Belfast-Derry		Doagh
	Historical railways
Mossley Line open, station closed		Belfast and Ballymena Railway Belfast-Ballymena		Ballyrobert Line open, station closed

References

1. "Ballyclare Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.