Cargan railway station
Cargan railway station served the local mines and the village of Cargan and was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Cargan | |
|---|---|
 The line in 1906 | |
| Location | Cargan, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
| Post-grouping | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1889 | Station opens |
| 1 October 1930 | Station closes |
History
The station was opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 1 July 1889, which had taken ownership in October 1884.
The station connected to the local ironstone and bauxite mines via the Crommelin Mineral Tramway. The ore was then transported by rail to Ballymena and thence to Larne for shipment.[1]
The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway Ballymena-Retreat |
Parkmore | ||
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 978-1-85260-508-7. 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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