Antrim railway station (Great Northern Railway)

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General information
LocationStation Rd., Antrim, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
13 November 1871Station opened
12 September 1960Station closed

Antrim railway station (Great Northern) served Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was located on the mothballed Lisburn-Antrim railway line. The town is now served by Antrim railway station.

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History

Built by the Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway, it became part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) . In 1958 it passed to the Ulster Transport Authority. The UTA closed the station two years later.

The site today

Currently, the line between Antrim and Lisburn is only used for training and emergency diversions, however it could be revived under plans to operate a Belfast - Lisburn - Antrim - Belfast circular route. Any traffic would use the current Antrim station.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Millars Bridge   Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Lisburn-Antrim
  Antrim Junction

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