Upperlands railway station

Upperlands
General information
Location	Culnady Road Upperlands, County Londonderry Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°52′39″N6°38′34″W / 54.8774°N 6.6427°W / 54.8774; -6.6427
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Derry Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Post-grouping	Northern Counties Committee
Key dates
18 December 1880	Station opens
28 August 1950	Station closes to passengers
1 October 1959	Station closes
Location

Upperlands railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland. The station served Upperlands.

History

The station was opened by the Derry Central Railway on 18 December 1880. ^[1] It was taken over by the Northern Counties Committee in September 1901.

The station closed to passengers on 28 August 1950 when the Ulster Transport Authority closed the line to passenger traffic and then closed completely on 1 October 1959.

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Maghera Line and station closed		Derry Central Railway Magherafelt-Macfin		Kilrea Line and station closed
Maghera Line and station closed		Northern Counties Committee Derry Central line		Tamlaght Line and station closed

References

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