Eglinton railway station (Northern Ireland) explained

Eglinton
Status:Disused
Borough:Eglinton, County Londonderry
Country:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:55.0505°N -7.1847°W
Original:Londonderry and Coleraine Railway
Pregroup:Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Postgroup:Northern Ireland Railways
Years:29 November 1852
Events:Station opens as Willsborough
Years1:1 October 1853
Events1:Station renamed Muff
Years2:1 February 1854
Events2:Station renamed Eglinton
Years3:1873–1875
Events3:New station buildings erected
Years4:2 July 1973
Events4:Station closes. (Regular services had ceased on 15 March 1971 but the station remained "available for use as required"
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Eglinton railway station served the village of Eglinton in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Willsborough on 29 November 1852.[1] It was renamed Muff on 1 October 1853, and Eglinton on 1 February 1854.

New station buildings were erected between 1873 and 1875 to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]

It closed on 2 July 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eglinton station . Railscot – Irish Railways . 2012-04-29.
  2. The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984