Doagh railway station (Belfast and Ballymena Railway)

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Doagh
Weed-spraying train, Doagh station.jpg
CIE weed-spraying train passing the remains of Doagh station in 1983
General information
Location Doagh, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°43′07″N6°01′22″W / 54.718518°N 6.022757°W / 54.718518; -6.022757
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping Northern Ireland Railways
Key dates
11 April 1848Station opens
October 1858Station renamed Ballyclare and Doagh
3 November 1884Station renamed Doagh
29 June 1970Station closes

Doagh railway station served the village of Doagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 11 April 1848. [1]

The station was not located very near to the village from which it took its name, and by the end of its life, was served by very few trains. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1970.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Mossley   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Templepatrick
  Historical railways  
Ballyrobert
Line open, station closed
  Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Belfast-Ballymena
  Templepatrick
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. "Doagh (NCC) station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2012.