Ballymoney railway station
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| Location | Ballymoney Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°4′0″N 6°30′50″W / 55.06667°N 6.51389°WCoordinates: 55°4′0″N 6°30′50″W / 55.06667°N 6.51389°W |
| Owned by | NI Railways |
| Operated by | NI Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
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| 4 December 1855 | Opened |
| 1901-1902 | Rebuilt |
| 1990 | Refurbished |
| 2008 | Refurbished |
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Ballymoney railway station serves the town of Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History[]
Ballymoney station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 4 December 1855.
The station was rebuilt between 1901 and 1902 to designs by Berkeley Deane Wise in a Cottage style. The cast ironwork forming the station canopy was provided by MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry of Glasgow, and the cast iron footbridge was provided by the Sun Foundry of George Smith and Company in Glasgow.
Goods traffic was ceased on Monday 4 January 1965.[1]
The station was also the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Ballycastle Railway, which closed in 1950.
Service[]
On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Great Victoria Street.Street.and a Hourly service Londonderry Waterside,and the last terminates Coleraine
On Sundays an hourly service operates to Great Victoria street. In the other direction all services are alternate every hour between Londonderry and Portrush except for the last outbound train of the evening, which terminates at Coleraine.
References[]
- ^ "Ballymoney" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
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- Railway stations in County Antrim
- Railway stations opened in 1855
- Railway stations served by NI Railways
- 1855 establishments in Ireland