Monkstown railway station (Northern Ireland)

For the station in County Cork, Ireland, see Monkstown (Cork) railway station.

Monkstown
Train at Monkstown station (1975)
General information
Location	Monkstown, County Antrim Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°41′36″N5°55′05″W / 54.693412°N 5.917965°W / 54.693412; -5.917965
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Ireland Railways
Key dates
1 July 1905	Station opens
21 February 1981	Station closes
Location

Monkstown railway station (also known as Monkstown Halt) served the village of Monkstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 1 July 1905. ^[1]

It closed along with the rest of the Bleach Green-Antrim line in 1978, but re-opened again for a short period in 1980 when York Road-Antrim stopping services were resumed. The station closed to passengers on 21 February 1981 when the line was once again mothballed. The line has since re-opened in 2001, however Monkstown station has remained closed.

Preceding station		NI Railways		Following station
Whiteabbey		Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry		Mossley
	Disused railways
Greenisland		Ulster Transport Authority Belfast/Larne-Derry via Greenisland		Mossley
	Historical railways
Whiteabbey		Belfast and Ballymena Railway Belfast York Road-Ballymena		Mossley

References

1. "Monkstown Halt" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.