Knockanally railway station explained

Knockanally
Status:Disused
Borough:Martinstown, County Antrim, 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:5 April 1886
Events:Station opens
Years1:1 July 1920
Events1:Renamed Martinstown
Years2:1 October 1930
Events2:Station closes

Knockanally railway station, later known as Martinstown 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 5 April 1886, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

On 1 July 1920 it was renamed Martinstown.

The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.

References

54.9626°N -6.2262°W