Randalstown railway station explained

Randalstown
Status:Disused
Borough:Randalstown, County Antrim
Country:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.7499°N -6.3123°W
Original:Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pregroup:Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Postgroup:Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Years:11 April 1848
Events:Station opens
Years1:28 August 1950
Events1:Station closes

Randalstown 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 11 April 1848.[1] The station buildings were designed by the architect Charles Lanyon.[2]

The station was moved and re-opened on 10 November 1856 when the line was extended to Cookstown.

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staffordstown 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