Headwood railway station

Headwood railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.

Ballyclare
Railway in 1906
LocationCounty Antrim
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBallymena and Larne Railway
Pre-groupingBallymena and Larne Railway
Post-groupingBallymena and Larne Railway
Key dates
1 February 1882Station opens
31 January 1933Station closes

History

The station was opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway on 1 February 1882. It was taken over by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway in July 1889. This was in turn taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in 1906.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1933.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballyboley Junction   Ballymena and Larne Railway
Ballymena-Larne
  Kilwaughter Halt

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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