Magherafelt Railway Station
Magherafelt 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 10 November 1856 when they extended their Randalstown branch line to Cookstown. In 1860 the BBR became the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), which would go on to be absorbed by the Midland Railway in 1903, becoming the Northern Counties Committee (NCC). The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.
It was closed to passengers by the Ulster Transport Authority on 28 August 1950 and to goods on 1 October 1959.
Routes
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castledawson | Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown branch line |
Moneymore | ||
| Terminus | Derry Central Railway | Knockloughrim | ||
| Terminus | Draperstown Railway | Desertmartin | ||
References
- ^ "Magherafelt 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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