Ballygarvey railway station explained

Ballygarvey
Status:Disused
Borough:Ballygarvey, County Antrim
Country:Northern Ireland
Original:Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Pregroup:Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Postgroup:Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Years:1 October 1888
Events:Station opens
Years1:1 October 1930
Events1:Station closes

Ballygarvey railway station was on the 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 18 October 1888, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.

References

54.8894°N -6.2441°W