Cullybackey railway station

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Cullybackey
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Cullybackey railway station in 1996
General information
Location Cullybackey
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°53′17″N6°20′41″W / 54.88806°N 6.34472°W / 54.88806; -6.34472
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1 July 1856Opened
September 1856Closed
1 March 1865Reopened
18 October 1976Closed
28 June 1982Reopened
2008Refurbished
Location
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Cullybackey
Location within Northern Ireland
Cullybackey railway station

Cullybackey railway station serves the village of Cullybackey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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History

The station was opened by the Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway on 1 July 1856.[ citation needed ] It then closed in September 1856, and was re-opened on 1 March 1865. [1]

There was a further closure on 18 October 1976, and it re-opened again on 28 June 1982.

This station was temporarily closed while a major track relaying programme was in operation between March and the end of June 2009. It reopened on 29 June 2009.

The listed station building is currently a cafe called “The Ticket bake house” after extensive renovation work, It opened 2023 and seems to be in the process of being linked to the platform. before 2020 it was fenced off, bricked/boarded up and derelict. It has been replaced with a small 'bus shelter' type structure on the platform.

Incidents and accidents

On Friday, 24 March 2000, a woman died after a collision involving a passenger train and her car at a level crossing at Station Road, Cullybackey. None of the 88 passengers on board the train travelling from Belfast to Derry were hurt. [2] The platform at Cullybackey was lengthened to accommodate the longer trains in the evening, coming from Belfast.[ citation needed ]

Service

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Great Victoria Street. In the other direction there is an hourly service Derry~Londonderry, with the last service terminating at Coleraine

On Sundays services alternate between Derry~Londonderry or Portrush and the last service terminating at Coleraine in the other direction there is an hourly service to Great Victoria street.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Ballymena   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast-Derry
  Ballymoney
  Historical railways  
Ballymena
Line and station open
  Ballymena, Ballymoney,
Coleraine and
Portrush Junction Railway

Ballymena-Portrush
  Glarryford
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. "Cullybackey - A History". Antrim.net. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  2. "Crash victim's name released". BBC News. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2007.