Ballycloughan railway station explained

Ballycloughan
Status:Disused
Borough:Ballycloughan, County Antrim
Country:Northern Ireland
Platforms:1
Original:Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Pregroup:Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Postgroup:Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Years:5 April 1886
Events:Station opens
Years1:1 October 1930
Events1:Station closes

Ballycloughan railway station was on the 3-ft narrow gauge Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway route and opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 5 April 1886, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.

References

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