Magherafelt railway station explained

Magherafelt
Status:Disused
Borough:Magherafelt, County Londonderry
Country:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.7606°N -6.605°W
Original:Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pregroup:Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Postgroup:Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Years:10 November 1856
Events:Station opens
Years1:28 August 1950
Events1:Station closes

Magherafelt railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magherafelt 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