Kells (NCC) railway station

Kells

The line in 1906
Location
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 1880 Station opens
31 January 1933 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Kells 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 1880. 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 31 January 1933.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballymena Harryville   Ballymena and Larne Railway
Ballymena Harryville-Larne 1878-1916
  Moorfields
Ballymena   Ballymena and Larne Railway
Ballymena-Larne 1880-1933
  Moorfields

References

Coordinates: 54°48′46″N 6°13′11″W / 54.812656°N 6.219721°W / 54.812656; -6.219721

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