Staffordstown railway station

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Staffordstown
General information
LocationPortlee Road
Staffordstown, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°42′44″N6°24′12″W / 54.7122°N 6.4033°W / 54.7122; -6.4033
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Pre-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Key dates
10 November 1856Station opens
1 March 1864Station closes to passengers
1 June 1902Station reopens
1933Unstaffed halt
28 August 1950Station closes

Staffordstown railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Cookstown Junction to Cookstown in Northern Ireland. It was located on the Ballynamullan Road in the townland of Ballynamullan, Cargin, near Toome.

History

The station was opened by the Belfast and Ballymena Railway on 10 November 1856. [1]

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Randalstown   Belfast and Ballymena Railway
Cookstown Junction-Cookstown
  Toome Bridge

References

  1. "Staffordstown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.