Kilwaughter Halt railway station explained

Kilwaughter Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:County Antrim
Country:Northern Ireland
Original:Ballymena and Larne Railway
Pregroup:Ballymena and Larne Railway
Postgroup:Ballymena and Larne Railway
Years:1 January 1888
Events:Station opens
Years1:31 January 1933
Events1:Station closes

Kilwaughter Halt railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was located close to the hamlet of Kilwaughter and opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway on 1 January 1888. It was taken over by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway in July 1889. This was in turn taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in 1906.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1933.

References

54.8318°N -5.8863°W