Ballymoney railway station

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Ballymoney
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General information
Location Ballymoney
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 55°4′0″N6°30′50″W / 55.06667°N 6.51389°W / 55.06667; -6.51389
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Line(s) Derry~Londonderry
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
4 December 1855Opened
1901-1902Rebuilt
1990Refurbished
2008Refurbished
Passengers
2022/23374,836 [1]
Route map
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Year
closed
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Great Victoria Street
2024
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Belfast Grand Central NIRsymbol Bangor.svg NIRsymbol Dublin.svg NIRsymbol Larne.svg NIRsymbol Newry.svg
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City Hospital NIRsymbol Bangor.svg NIRsymbol Larne.svg
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Botanic NIRsymbol Bangor.svg NIRsymbol Larne.svg
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Lanyon Place NIRsymbol Bangor.svg NIRsymbol Larne.svg
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York Street NIRsymbol Larne.svg
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Yorkgate
2024
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York Road depot
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York Road
1992
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1963
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Monkstown
1981
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Mossley
1982
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Mossley West
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Ballyclare Junction
1961
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Ballyclare branch line
to Lisnalinchy, Ballyclare
1930
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Ballyrobert
1920
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Doagh
1970
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Templepatrick
1981
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Dunadry
1954
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Muckamore
1961
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Antrim
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Cookstown Junction
1976
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1955
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Kellswater
1971
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Andraid
1850
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1950
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Ballymena
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1940
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Cullybackey
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Glarryford
1973
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Killagan
1973
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Dunloy
1976
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Ballymoney
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1950
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1950
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Macfin
1954
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Coleraine NIRsymbol Portrush.svg
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Coleraine Harbour
1963
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Coleraine Waterside
1861
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Barmouth
1856
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Castlerock
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Castlerock Tunnel
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Downhill Tunnel
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Downhill
1973
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Umbra
1861
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Magilligan
1976
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Bellarena
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Limavady Junction
1976
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Ballykelly
1954
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Carrichue
1954
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Faughanvale
1859
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Eglinton
1973
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Derry~Londonderry
Location
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Ballymoney
Location within Northern Ireland
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Ballymoney
Location on the Island on Ireland
Ballymoney railway station

Ballymoney railway station serves the town of Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Contents

History

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Station interior
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Platform 1
Ballymoney Station on 2 July 1983

Ballymoney station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 4 December 1855.

The station was rebuilt between 1901 and 1902 to designs by Berkeley Deane Wise in a Cottage style. The cast ironwork forming the station canopy was provided by MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry of Glasgow, and the cast iron footbridge was provided by the Sun Foundry of George Smith and Company in Glasgow.

Goods traffic was ceased on Monday 4 January 1965.[ citation needed ]

The station was also the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Ballycastle Railway, which closed in 1950.

Service

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Belfast Grand Central and an hourly service to Derry~Londonderry. The last train of the day terminates at Coleraine

On Sundays an hourly service operates to Belfast Grand Central. In the other direction all services are alternate every hour between Derry~Londonderry and Portrush except for the last outbound train of the evening, which terminates at Coleraine.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Cullybackey   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry Line
  Coleraine
  Historical railways  
Terminus  Ballycastle Railway
Ballymoney-Ballycastle
  Dervock
Line and station closed
Dunloy
Line open, station closed
  Ballymena, Ballymoney,
Coleraine and
Portrush Junction Railway

Ballymena-Portrush
  Macfin
Line open, station closed

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