Dunloy railway station
Dunloy railway station served the village of Dunloy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Dunloy | |
|---|---|
 The remains of Dunloy station photographed on 17 March 1982 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dunloy, County Antrim Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55.0153°N 6.4025°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1856 | Station opens |
| 17 October 1976 | Station closes |
History
The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 1 July 1856.[1] It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in January 1861.
The signal box at Dunloy was destroyed in 1921 and again in 1957 during periods of civil disturbance.[2]
The station closed to passengers on 17 October 1976
There have been calls to reopen the station at Dunloy.
References
- "Dunloy station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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