Ballinderry railway station

Ballinderry railway station served Upper Ballinderry in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is currently closed to passengers.

Ballinderry

Baile an Doire
Ballinderry railway station
LocationCrumlin, Antrim
Northern Ireland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingNorthern Ireland Railways
Key dates
13 November 1871Station opened
1960 to 1974Closed to passengers
June 2003Station closed

The station was built for the Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway and opened on 13 November 1871.[1] Translink withdrew passenger services from the line when it reopened the more direct Belfast CentralAntrim route via Bleach Green. Translink stated that it was unable to maintain two routes to Antrim and after operating a skeleton service on the route announced that it would be mothballed. The line could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast – Lisburn – Antrim – Belfast circular route.

Recently Northern Ireland Railways removed the passing loop here and it also removed the one at Crumlin to make the line a long siding.

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Knockmore   Northern Ireland Railways
Lisburn – Antrim (disused)
  Glenavy

References

  1. "Glenavy station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.


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