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Ballyclare railway station
Ballyclare railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.
Ballyclare | |
|---|---|
Railway in 1906 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ballyclare, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Post-grouping | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 24 August 1878 | Station opens |
| 1 October 1930 | Station closes |
History edit
The station was opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway on 24 August 1878. It was taken over by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway in July 1889. This was in turn taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in 1906.
The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.
The site of the station is where the Modern Tyres in now located. A shed in their yard was said to be a rebuild of the old railway shed.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doagh | Ballymena and Larne Railway Doagh-Larne | Ballynure | ||
References edit
- 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.
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