Limavady Junction railway station

Limavady Junction
Remains of the station in 2006
General information
LocationCounty Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Coordinates55°04′24″N 7°00′08″W / 55.0734°N 7.0023°W / 55.0734; -7.0023
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Original companyLondonderry and Coleraine Railway
Pre-groupingBelfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-groupingNorthern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1 March 1855Station opens as Newton Junction
1 October 1875Station renamed Limavady Junction
17 October 1976Station closes
Location

Limavady Junction railway station served the town of Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855.[1] It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October 1875. At this time, new station buildings were provided to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]

It closed on 17 October 1976. Since 2013, the remains of the station have been demolished.

Routes

References

  1. ^ "Limavady Junction 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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