Dunloy railway station
Dunloy | |||||
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 The remains of Dunloy station photographed on 17 March 1982 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Dunloy, County Antrim Northern Ireland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°00′55″N 6°24′09″W / 55.0153°N 6.4025°W | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1856 | Station opens | ||||
| 17 October 1976 | Station closes | ||||
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Dunloy railway station served the village of Dunloy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 1 July 1856.[1] It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in January 1861.
The signal box at Dunloy was destroyed in 1921 and again in 1957 during periods of civil disturbance.[2]
The station closed to passengers on 17 October 1976. However, there have been calls to reopen the station at Dunloy.
References
- ^ "Dunloy station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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