Eglinton railway station (Northern Ireland)
Eglinton railway station served Eglinton in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Eglinton | |
|---|---|
 NIR 80 Class train passing through Eglinton station in 1979 | |
| Location | Eglinton, County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55.0505°N 7.1847°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 29 November 1852 | Station opens as Willsborough |
| 1 October 1853 | Station renamed Muff |
| 1 February 1854 | Station renamed Eglinton |
| 1873 - 1875 | New station buildings erected |
| 2 July 1973 | Station closes. (Regular services had ceased on 15 March 1971 but the station remained "available for use as required" |
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Willsborough on 29 November 1852.[1] It was renamed Muff on 1 October 1853, and Eglinton on 1 February 1854.
New station buildings were erected between 1873 and 1875 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]
It closed on 2 July 1973.
Routes
| Preceding station |  Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limavady Junction | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry |
Culmore | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Faughanvale Line open, station closed |
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-Derry |
Culmore Line open, station closed | ||
Steam train passing through Eglinton station on 1 September 1979
Level crossing in Eglinton in 2007
Eglinton Signal Cabin in 1975
References
- "Eglinton station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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