Rathkenny railway station

Rathkenny
Rathkenny
	The line in 1906
General information
Location	Rathkenny, County Antrim ; Northern Ireland
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Counties Committee
Key dates
5 April 1886	Station opens
1 October 1930	Station closes to passengers
12 April 1937	Station closes to goods
3 June 1940	Station closes completely

Last updated December 21, 2024

Rathkenny railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway route and opened by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway on 5 April 1886, which had taken ownership in October 1884.

The line closed to passengers on 1 October 1930 and then completely on 3 June 1940.

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ballycloughan		Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway Ballymena-Retreat		Clough Road

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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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Rathkenny railway station

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