Legatiriff Halt railway station

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Legatiriff Halt
General information
Location Antrim
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°33′35″N6°12′58″W / 54.55969°N 6.21604°W / 54.55969; -6.21604
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Pre-grouping Northern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1936Station opened
12 September 1960Station closed

Legatiriff Halt railway station is a disused railway station located near Ballinderry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Open in 1936 it was found on the Lisburn-Antrim line which had opened much earlier in 1871. [1] The station was simple with a wooden platform and an old carriage as a waiting room. The station closed in 1960, on the same day as passenger services ended as a whole, although passenger services on the line ran again from 1974 to 2003. [2] The station has since been demolished.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Ballinderry   Northern Ireland Railways
Lisburn – Antrim (disused)
  Glenavy

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References

  1. "1882 - Railway Station, Brookmount, Co.Antrim". archiseek.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. "Legatiriff Halt". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2022.