Cookstown Junction railway station
Cookstown Junction railway station served the townland of Drumsough outside Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was a single island platform at the junction of the Cookstown extension to Magherafelt, Cookstown, Draperstown and Macfin.[1]
Cookstown Junction | |
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 The remains of Cookstown Junction / Drumsough station in 2007 | |
| Location | Randalstown, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.7495°N 6.2642°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Belfast and Ballymena Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 11 April 1848 | Station opens as Drumscough Junction |
| ca. 1850 | Station renamed Drumscough |
| November 1856 | Station renamed Cookstown Junction |
| 26 April 1976 | Station renamed Drumcough Junction |
| 17 October 1976 | Station closes |
History
A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (top, left of centre) railways in the vicinity of Cookstown Junction
The station was opened as Drumsough Junction by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[2]
It was renamed Cookstown Junction on 1 October 1858.
The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.
| Preceding station |  Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | Ulster Transport Authority Belfast-Derry |
Kellswater | ||
| Terminus | Ulster Transport Authority Drumsough-Cookstown |
Randalstown | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Antrim | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Belfast York Road-Ballymena |
Kellswater | ||
| Terminus | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown Junction-Cookstown |
Randalstown | ||
References
- Railway Magazine June 1936 p. 414
- "Cookstown Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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