Eglinton railway station (Northern Ireland)
Eglinton | |
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![]() NIR 80 Class train passing through Eglinton station in 1979 | |
Location | Eglinton, County Londonderry Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 55°03′02″N 7°11′05″W / 55.0505°N 7.1847°WCoordinates: 55°03′02″N 7°11′05″W / 55.0505°N 7.1847°W |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway |
Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
Key dates | |
29 November 1852 | Station opens as Willsborough |
1 October 1853 | Station renamed Muff |
1 February 1854 | Station renamed Eglinton |
1873 - 1875 | New station buildings erected |
2 July 1973 | Station closes. (Regular services had ceased on 15 March 1971 but the station remained "available for use as required" |
Eglinton railway station served the village of Eglinton in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Willsborough on 29 November 1852.[1] It was renamed Muff on 1 October 1853, and Eglinton on 1 February 1854.
New station buildings were erected between 1873 and 1875 to designs by the architect .[2]
It closed on 2 July 1973.
Routes[]
Steam train passing through Eglinton station on 1 September 1979
Level crossing in Eglinton in 2007
Eglinton Signal Cabin in 1975
References[]
- ^ "Eglinton 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
External links[]
Media related to Eglinton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in County Londonderry
- Railway stations opened in 1852
- Railway stations closed in 1972
- 1852 establishments in Ireland
- Northern Ireland railway station stubs
- Irish railway station stubs
- Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in 1852