Cromore railway station

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Cromore

Portstewart
Cromore station near Portstewart - geograph.org.uk - 219758.jpg
The station building on 15 August 2006 having lost some of its original features including some chimneys. There is a level crossing here.
General information
LocationStation Road
Portstewart, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping Northern Counties Committee
Key dates
1 January 1856Station opens as Portstewart
9 September 1963Station closes to passengers
10 March 1969Station reopens as Cromore Halt
15 May 1988Halt closes
Location
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Cromore
Location within Northern Ireland
Cromore railway station

Cromore railway station (also known as Cromore Halt and Portatewart) served the seaside resort of Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Contents

History

The station on 13 August 1983 Cromore station near Portstewart (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1085573.jpg
The station on 13 August 1983

The station was opened as Portstewart by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway in 1856. [1]

From 1882 to 1926, the Portstewart Tramway provided a direct connection to the town of Portstewart and had its terminus at the station.

The station closed to passengers on 9 September 1963. It then re-opened as a request stop on 10 March 1969, named Cromore following the upgrade of the line and closed again on 15 May 1988.

Services

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
University   Northern Ireland Railways
Coleraine-Portrush
  Dhu Varren
  Historical railways  
Coleraine   Ballymena, Ballymoney,
Coleraine and
Portrush Junction Railway

Ballymena-Portrush
  Portrush

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References

  1. "Cromore station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

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