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.