Moorfields railway station (Northern Ireland)

Moorfields
Station building in January 2008
General information
Location	County Antrim Northern Ireland
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ballymena and Larne Railway
Pre-grouping	Ballymena and Larne Railway
Post-grouping	Ballymena and Larne Railway
Key dates
14 December 1878	Station opens
July 1924	Unstaffed halt
31 January 1933	Halt closes to passengers
3 June 1940	Halt closes
Location

Moorfields railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway on 24 August 1880. It was taken over by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway in July 1889. This was in turn taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in 1906.

It became an unstaffed halt from July 1924.

The halt was closed to passengers on 31 January 1933 and later completely on 6 June 1940.

In more recent times, the site of the historic station has become known locally to be the meeting point for local legend Herman and well known electrician Troy Gillen.

The site is located in Moorfields, Co. Antrim, a small rural hamlet on the A36 (Moorfields Rd). Other notable attractions in this area include the “90 Bora no test”, which is visible in a field on the Speerstown Road, just off the A36. This is a well known attraction in the local area for the local mystery.

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kells		Ballymena and Larne Railway Ballymena-Larne		Collin

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.

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