Limavady Junction railway station

Limavady Junction

Remains of the station in 2006
Location
Area County Londonderry
Coordinates 55°04′24″N 7°00′08″W / 55.0734°N 7.0023°W / 55.0734; -7.0023Coordinates: 55°04′24″N 7°00′08″W / 55.0734°N 7.0023°W / 55.0734; -7.0023
Operations
Original company Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping Northern Ireland Railways
Platforms 2
History
1 March 1855 Station opens as Newton Junction
1 October 1875 Station renamed Limavady Junction
17 October 1976 Station closes
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Limavady Junction railway station served Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855.[1] It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October 1875. At this time, new station buildings were provided to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]

It closed on 17 October 1976.

Routes

Preceding station NI Railways Northern Ireland Railways Following station
Bellarena   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Londonderry Waterside
Historical railways
Bellarena
Line open, station closed
  Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Coleraine-Derry
  Ballykelly
Line open, station closed
Terminus   Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Limavady-Dungiven
  Broighter
Line and station closed

References

  1. "Limavady Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  2. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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