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Ballygarvey railway station

Coordinates: 54°53′22″N 6°14′39″W / 54.88937°N 6.244097°W / 54.88937; -6.244097
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Ballygarvey
The line in 1906
General information
LocationBallygarvey, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Pre-groupingBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Post-groupingBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Key dates
1 October 1888Station opens
1 October 1930Station closes

Ballygarvey railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

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The station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway route and opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 18 October 1888, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ballymena   Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Ballymena-Retreat
  Ballycloughan

References

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • 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.

54°53′22″N 6°14′39″W / 54.88937°N 6.244097°W / 54.88937; -6.244097