Magherafelt railway station
Magherafelt railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.
Magherafelt | |
|---|---|
| Location | Magherafelt, County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.7606°N 6.6050°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 | |
| 10 November 1856 | Station opens |
| 28 August 1950 | Station closes |
History
The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]
The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castledawson | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown Junction-Cookstown |
Moneymore | ||
| Terminus | Derry Central Railway Magherafelt-Macfin Junction |
Knockloughrim | ||
| Terminus | Draperstown Railway Magherafelt-Draperstown |
Desertmartin | ||
References
- "Magherafelt 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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