Randalstown Railway Station
Randalstown railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway's Cookstown branch line, 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. The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.
The station was moved and re-opened slightly south on 10 November 1856 when the line was extended to Cookstown.
The line 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 | ||
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Cookstown Junction Line and station closed |
Belfast and Ballymena Railway Cookstown branch line |
Staffordstown Line and station closed |
References
- ^ "Randalstown 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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