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Ardmore | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Ardmore, County Londonderry Northern Ireland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°01′40″N6°54′05″W / 55.0278°N 6.9014°W | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 4 July 1883 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1 January 1933 | ||||||||||
Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway | ||||||||||
Post-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Ardmore railway station served Ardmore in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 4 July 1883. [1]
It closed on 1 January 1933.
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