Doagh railway station (Belfast and Ballymena Railway)

Not to be confused with Doagh railway station (Ballymena and Larne Railway).

Doagh railway station served the village of Doagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Doagh
CIE weed-spraying train passing the remains of Doagh station in 1983
General information
Location	Doagh, County Antrim Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°43′07″N 6°01′22″W / 54.718518°N 6.022757°W / 54.718518; -6.022757
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Ireland Railways
Key dates
11 April 1848	Station opens
October 1858	Station renamed Ballyclare and Doagh
3 November 1884	Station renamed Doagh
29 June 1970	Station closes

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.^[1]

The station was not located very near to the village from which it took its name, and by the end of its life, was served by very few trains. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1970.

Preceding station		Northern Ireland Railways		Following station
Mossley		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry		Templepatrick
	Historical railways
Ballyrobert Line open, station closed		Belfast and Ballymena Railway Belfast-Ballymena		Templepatrick Line open, station closed

References

1. "Doagh (NCC) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

 

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