Rathkenny railway station
Rathkenny | |
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The line in 1906 | |
Location | |
Place | Rathkenny |
Area | County Antrim |
Operations | |
Original company | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
Pre-grouping | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
Post-grouping | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
History | |
5 April 1886 | Station opens |
1 October 1930 | 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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Rathkenny railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
The station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway route and opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 5 April 1886, which had taken ownership in October 1884.
The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Ballycloughan | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway Ballymena-Retreat |
Clough Road |
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°56′06″N 6°15′21″W / 54.935106°N 6.255856°W
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