Parkmore railway station

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Parkmore
Parkmore Station - geograph.org.uk - 345783.jpg
Parkmore station in 1997
LocationParkmore, 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 September 1888Station opens
1 October 1930Station closes

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

History[]

The station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway route and opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 1 July 1889, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.

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

References[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.

Coordinates: 55°00′50″N 6°08′48″W / 55.013974°N 6.146593°W / 55.013974; -6.146593

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