Retreat railway station (Northern Ireland)
Retreat | |
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Location | County Antrim Northern Ireland |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
Pre-grouping | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
Post-grouping | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway |
Key dates | |
May 1875 | Station opens |
1940 | Station closes |
Retreat 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 that company in October 1876 for goods traffic only.
The station was only ever for freight loading, and was never open to passenger services.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Parkmore | Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway Ballymena-Retreat |
Terminus |
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°02′59″N 6°06′58″W / 55.049749°N 6.116145°W
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in County Antrim
- Railway stations opened in 1875
- Railway stations closed in 1940
- Northern Ireland railway station stubs