Limavady Junction railway station
| Limavady Junction | |
|---|---|
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Remains of the station in 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Area | County Londonderry |
| Coordinates | 55°04′24″N 7°00′08″W / 55.0734°N 7.0023°WCoordinates: 55°04′24″N 7°00′08″W / 55.0734°N 7.0023°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway |
| Post-grouping | Northern Ireland Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 March 1855 | Station opens as Newton Junction |
| 1 October 1875 | Station renamed Limavady Junction |
| 17 October 1976 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Limavady Junction railway station served Limavady in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station as Newton Junction on 1 March 1855.[1] It was renamed Limavady Junction on 1 October 1875. At this time, new station buildings were provided to designs by the architect John Lanyon.[2]
It closed on 17 October 1976.
Routes
| Preceding station |  Northern Ireland Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarena | Northern Ireland Railways Belfast-Derry |
Londonderry Waterside | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Bellarena Line open, station closed |
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Coleraine-Derry |
Ballykelly Line open, station closed | ||
| Terminus | Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Limavady-Dungiven |
Broighter Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ "Limavady Junction station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland. William Alan McCutcheon, Northern Ireland. Department of the Environment. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1984
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