Ballyclare railway station
| Ballyclare | |
|---|---|
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Railway in 1906 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Balleyclare |
| Area | County Antrim |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Post-grouping | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| History | |
| 24 August 1878 | Station opens |
| 1 October 1930 | Station closes |
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Ballyclare railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.
History
The station was opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway on 24 August 1878. It was taken over by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway in July 1889. This was in turn taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in 1906.
The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1933.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doagh | Ballymena and Larne Railway Doagh-Larne |
Ballynure | ||
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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
Coordinates: 54°45′04″N 5°59′55″W / 54.75118°N 5.998535°W
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