Randalstown railway station

Former railway station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

54°45′00″N 6°18′44″W / 54.7499°N 6.3123°W / 54.7499; -6.3123Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBelfast and Ballymena RailwayPre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties RailwayPost-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties RailwayKey dates11 April 1848Station opens28 August 1950Station closes

Randalstown railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]

The station was moved and re-opened on 10 November 1856 when the line was extended to Cookstown.

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cookstown Junction   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown 		  Staffordstown

References

  1. ^ "Staffordstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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