Ballyboley Junction railway station
Ballyboley Junction railway station was the junction for the branch line to Doagh via Ballyclare (B&L) in Northern Ireland.
Ballyboley Junction Ballyclare Junction | |
|---|---|
 Railway in 1906 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Junction Rd., Ballybracken, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Post-grouping | Ballymena and Larne Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 24 August 1878 | Station opens as Ballyclare Junction |
| 1 January 1890 | Renamed Ballyboley Junction |
| 1 October 1930 | Passenger closure |
| 3 June 1940 | Goods and final closure |
History
The station was opened as Ballyclare Junction by the Ballymena and Larne Railway on 24 August 1878. 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.
It was renamed Ballyboley Junction on 1 January 1890.
The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1930.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynashee | Ballymena and Larne Railway Ballymena-Larne |
Headwood | ||
| Ballynure | Ballymena and Larne Railway Doagh-Larne |
Headwood | ||
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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