Doagh (BBR) railway station

For the station on the Ballymena and Larne Railway, see Doagh railway station.
Doagh

CIE weed-spraying train passing the remains of Doagh station in 1983
Location
Place Doagh
Area County Antrim
Operations
Original company Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping Northern Ireland Railways
History
11 April 1848 Station opens
October 1858 Station renamed Ballyclare and Doagh
3 November 1884 Station renamed Doagh
29 June 1970 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
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Doagh railway station served the village of Doagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[1]

The station was not located very near to the village from which it took its name, and by the end of its life, was served by very few trains. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1970.

Preceding station NI Railways Northern Ireland Railways Following station
Mossley   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Templepatrick
Historical railways
Ballyrobert
Line open, station closed
  Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Belfast-Ballymena
  Templepatrick
Line open, station closed

References

  1. "Doagh (NCC) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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