Limavady Junction railway station

Limavady Junction railway station served Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

Limavady Junction
Remains of the station in 2006
LocationCounty Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates55.0734°N 7.0023°W / 55.0734; -7.0023
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondonderry and Coleraine Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingNorthern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1 March 1855Station opens as Newton Junction
1 October 1875Station renamed Limavady Junction
17 October 1976Station closes

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855.[1] It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October 1875. At this time, new station buildings were provided to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]

It closed on 17 October 1976. Since 2013, the remains of the station have been demolished.

Routes

Preceding station   Northern Ireland Railways   Following station
Bellarena   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Londonderry Waterside
  Historical railways  
Bellarena
Line open, station closed
  Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Coleraine-Derry
  Ballykelly
Line open, station closed
Terminus   Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Limavady-Dungiven
  Broighter
Line and station closed

References

  1. "Limavady Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984


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