Cargan railway station explained

Cargan
Status:Disused
Borough:Cargan, 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 July 1889
Events:Station opens
Years1:1 October 1930
Events1:Station closes

Cargan railway station served the local mines and the village of Cargan and was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 1 July 1889, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The station connected to the local ironstone and bauxite mines via the Crommelin Mineral Tramway. The ore was then transported by rail to Ballymena and thence to Larne for shipment.[1]

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.

References

  1. News: THE IRON MINES OF GLENRAVEL by Kevin J. O'Hagan . Glens Of Antrim Historical Society . 28 June 2021 . 2016-08-08.

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